[Virtual reality and palliative care, a complement in the care provision]
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The use of Biofeedback in Clinical Virtual Reality: The INTREPID Project
Published on: November 12, 2009
Alexandra Lafay1, Sullivan Gérard1, Géraldine Thevenet-Geay1
1Unité Soins de support CCC, Centre Léon-Bérard, 28, rue Laennec, 69373 Lyon cedex 08, France.
Abstract:
Commonplace in the world of gaming or the cinema, virtual reality headsets have made their appearance in the hospital over recent years. A nursing team in Lyon shares its feedback regarding the benefit of these tools as a complement to the care provided to patients in a palliative care unit.
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