Visuo-acoustic stimulation that helps you to relax: A virtual reality setup for patients in the intensive care unit

Abstract After prolonged stay in an intensive care unit (ICU) patients often complain about cognitive impairments that affect health-related quality of life after discharge. The aim of this proof-of-concept study was to test the feasibility and effects of controlled visual and acoustic stimulation i...

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Main Authors: Stephan M. Gerber, Marie-Madlen Jeitziner, Patric Wyss, Alvin Chesham, Prabitha Urwyler, René M. Müri, Stephan M. Jakob, Tobias Nef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13153-1