Feasibility, acceptability, patient experience, and preliminary efficacy of a virtual reality guided imagery intervention for chronic pain.

Lauren Doan¹, Marc Recasens², Jessica Lake¹, Ian Miller¹, Elise Vierra³, Steven Richeimer⁴, Iris Yao⁴, Doerte U Junghaenel⁵, Faye Weinstein^4,6

¹Department of Science, Limbix Health Inc., San Francisco, CA, United States.

²Department of Research, BehaVR Inc. (DBA RealizedCare), Elizabethtown, KY, United States.

³Department of Content Design, Limbix Health Inc., San Francisco, CA, United States.

⁴Department of Anesthesiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.

⁵Department of Psychology and Dornsife Center for Self-Report Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.

⁶Department of Psychiatry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Guided imagery is a strategy utilized in chronic pain management by patients. Benefits are cumulative via ongoing application. Engagement via Virtual Reality (VR) is becoming more accessible as a strategy to enhance adherence, use and benefit of guided imagery. We conducted a preliminary investigation of the feasibility, acceptability, patient experience, and efficacy of the use of VR…

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