Stakeholder and patient experience with virtual reality in burn treatment – a study of the Cold River application in a clinical setting

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11130%2F24%3A10488060" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11130/24:10488060 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00064173:_____/24:43927758 RIV/00216208:11120/24:43927758

Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=1PruVXTo15" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=1PruVXTo15</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.48095/ccachp2024112" target="_blank" >10.48095/ccachp2024112</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Stakeholder and patient experience with virtual reality in burn treatment – a study of the Cold River application in a clinical setting

Original language description

The use of virtual reality (VR) in medicine is rapidly expanding, particularly in areas like pain management, surgical training, and mental health therapy. This study examines the implementation and effects of the Cold River VR application, a fully immersive tool designed to help manage pain and anxiety during dressing changes for burn trauma patients in a Czech hospital. The Cold River application immerses patients in a peaceful, interactive virtual environment, utilizing eye-tracking technology to engage them without the need for physical controllers, which could interfere with wound care. The study included 67 participants and found that Cold River effectively distracted patients, making the often painful and anxiety-provoking dressing changes more bearable. While stakeholder interviews indicated that the VR application was generally well-received and seen as a valuable tool in reducing patient discomfort, challenges such as lengthy calibration and occasional issues with nausea and headset discomfort were noted. Importantly, the Cold River application increased patient engagement and reduced the psychological burden associated with burn care, though it also highlighted the need for customization based on individual patient preferences and conditions. Overall, the experience with Cold River suggests that immersive VR holds significant potential for improving patient care during burn treatment, particularly when tailored to specific patient needs and contexts.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30221 - Critical care medicine and Emergency medicine

Project

<a href="/en/project/TL03000090" target="_blank" >TL03000090: Virtual Reality and Coping with Procedural Pain in Burn Patients</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Chirurgiae Plasticae

ISSN

0001-5423

e-ISSN

1805-4404

Volume of the periodical

66

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

112-119

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85210887250