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Non-interactive virtual reality to manage pain
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The purpose of the present study is to investigate the impact of a noninteractive virtual reality (VR) intervention on pain related measures and on cognitive variables during a cold-pressor experience. Forty-six healthy participants underwent two consecutive cold-pressor trials, one staring to a virtual figure and one without VR, in counterbalanced order. During the VR intervention, participants were asked to passively imagine the correspondence between a stereoscopic VR figure and the experienced pain. Results showed no significant differences between the VR and no-VR condition for either pain or cognitive measures. The usefulness of a non-interactive VR intervention versus active VR strategies to cope with pain is discussed
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LORETO-QUIJADA, Desirée, et al. Non-interactive virtual reality to manage pain. Anuario de Psicología. 2011. Vol. 41, num. 1-3, pags. 67-79. ISSN 0066-5126. [consulted: 14 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/99154