Virtual reality and stimulation of touch and smell for inducing relaxation: A randomized controlled trial

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-8

  Serrano, Berenice ^a,c   Baños, Rosa M ^b,c   Botella, Cristina ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Augmented virtuality; Mood induction; Relaxation; Smell; Touch; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

AUGMENTED VIRTUALITIES; MOOD-INDUCTION; RELAXATION; SMELL; TOUCH;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84941780989     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.08.007     Document Type: Article

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