TY - JOUR
T1 - Virtual help for real surgery: the case of awake surgery
AU - Albani, Giovanni
AU - Cipresso, Pietro
AU - Gaggioli, Andrea
AU - Serino, Silvia
AU - Vigna, Cinzia
AU - Priano, Lorenzo
AU - Mauro, Alessandro
AU - Franzini, Angelo
AU - Riva, Giuseppe
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Awake surgery can be highly stressful for patients. In fact, being awake, patients could perceive that the environmental demands are taxing or exceed their adaptive abilities. We proposed the use of Virtual Reality as a functional and effective tool for a new class of clinical applications aimed at helping patients to cope with these specific stressful situations. Using coping skills that have been learnt during the virtual experience, patients can reduce their psychological stress and improve their collaboration and - in general - the outcome of the intervention.
AB - Awake surgery can be highly stressful for patients. In fact, being awake, patients could perceive that the environmental demands are taxing or exceed their adaptive abilities. We proposed the use of Virtual Reality as a functional and effective tool for a new class of clinical applications aimed at helping patients to cope with these specific stressful situations. Using coping skills that have been learnt during the virtual experience, patients can reduce their psychological stress and improve their collaboration and - in general - the outcome of the intervention.
KW - Adaptation, Psychological
KW - Computer Simulation
KW - Deep Brain Stimulation
KW - Humans
KW - Patient Participation
KW - Surgery, Computer-Assisted
KW - User-Computer Interface
KW - Adaptation, Psychological
KW - Computer Simulation
KW - Deep Brain Stimulation
KW - Humans
KW - Patient Participation
KW - Surgery, Computer-Assisted
KW - User-Computer Interface
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/3081
U2 - 10.3233/978-1-61499-022-2-13
DO - 10.3233/978-1-61499-022-2-13
M3 - Article
VL - 173
SP - 13
EP - 15
JO - Not available
JF - Not available
ER -