Studies that support our project

Decreased anxiety and PTSD with exposures to social and natural contacts.

HU-CI Project. Manual of Good Practices of Humanization in the ICU. (2022)
Vela F, Ruiz D, Granado J, Garcia-Sanz A, Ortega M, Marin-Corral J. In response to intensive care nursing professionals’ perspectives on open visits in an ICU. (2022)
Marin-Corral J, Sanz-Garcia A, Masclans JR. Humanizing ICU coronavirus Disease Care. (2021)
Igeño-Cano JC. Benefits of walks in the outdoors gardens of the hospital in critically ill patients, relatives and professionals. (2020)
Rosa RG, Tonietto TF, da Silva DB, et al. Effectiveness and Safety of an Extended ICU Visitation Model for Delirium Prevention: A Before and After Study. Crit Care Med. (2017)
Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Khreis H, Triguero-Mas M, Gascon M and Dadvand P. Fifty shades of Green. Pathway to healthy urban living. (2017)
Gascon M, Zijlema W, Vert C, White MP, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ. Outdoor blue spaces, human health and well-being: a systematic review of quantitative studies. (2017)
Schweickert WD, Pohlman MC, Pohlman AS, et al. Early physical and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients: a randomised controlled trial. (2009)
McAdam JL, Puntillo K. Symptoms experienced by family members of patients in intensive care units. Am J Crit Care. (2009)
Seplaki CL, Goldman N, Weinstein M, Lin YH. How are biomarkers related to physical and mental well-being?. (2004)
Ulrich RS. View through a window may influence recovery from surgery. (1983)
Zigmond AS Snaith RP. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Acta Psychiatry Scand (1983)

Use of VR experiences to reduce anxiety and help patients' emotional wellbeing

Raphael romano Bruno et al.Virtual and augmented reality in critical care medicine: the patient’s, clinician’s, and researcher’s perspective. (2022).
Floriane Resseaux et al. Virtual reality and hypnosis for anxiety and pain management in intensive care units. (2021)
Hunter G Hoffman et al. Virtual Reality as an Adjunctive Non-pharmacologic Analgesic for Acute Pain in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis ( 2021).
Oncology Nursing Forum. Use of Virtual Reality to Distract From Pain and Anxiety. (2018)
Brennan Mr Spiegel. How virtual reality is easing pain, calming nerves and improving health. (2018)
Maples-Keller, Jessica L. PhD; Bunnell, Brian E. PhD; Kim, Sae-Jin BA; Rothbaum, Barbara O. PhD. The use of virtual reality technology in the treatment of anxiety and other psychiatric disorders. (2017)
Bernie Garrett, Tarnia Taverner, Wendy Masinde, Diane Gromala, Chris Shaw, Michael Negraeff. A rapid evidence assessment of immersive virtual reality as an adjunct therapy in acute pain management in clinical practice. ( 2014)

Use of VR experiences in rehabilitation

Destaw Bayabil Mekbib, Jiawei Han. Virtual reality therapy for upper limb rehabilitation in patients with stroke: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. ( 2020)
Kim WS, Cho S, Ku J, Kim Y, Lee K, Hwang HJ, Paik NJ.J Clin Med. Clinical Application of Virtual Reality for Upper Limb Motor Rehabilitation in Stroke: Review of Technologies and Clinical Evidence. (2020)
Levin MF, Knaut LA, Magdalon EC, Subramanian S. Virtual reality environments to enhance upper limb functional recovery in patients with hemiparesis. (2009)
Levin MF, Weiss PL, Keshner EA.Phys Ther. Emergence of virtual reality as a tool for upper limb rehabilitation: incorporation of motor control and motor learning principles. (2015)
Jang SH, You SH, Hallett M, Cho YW, Park CM, Cho SH, Lee HY, Kim TH. Cortical reorganization and associated functional motor recovery after virtual reality in patients with chronic stroke: an experimenter-blind preliminary study. (2005)
Sue Ann Sisto, Gail F Forrest, Diana Glendinning. Virtual reality applications for motor rehabilitation after stroke (2002).
Morganti F, Gaggioli A, Castelnuovo G, Bulla D, Vettorello M, Riva G.Cyberpsychol Behav. The use of technology-supported mental imagery in neurological rehabilitation: a research protocol. (2003)