TY - JOUR
KW - active distraction
KW - anxiety dental fear
KW - immersion
KW - serious games
KW - virtual reality
AU - Unai Díaz-Orueta
AU - FIavio Banterla
AU - Gema Climent
AB - Dental fear represents a problem for both clinicians and patients. The goal of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy of a virtual reality tool called "Isla Calma" (Calm Island) to reduce self-reported anxiety in a series of patients undergoing dental interventions. Ninety four patients from 3 clinics were randomly assigned to an experimental group (dental treatment using Isla Calma) and a control group (treatment without distractions). Patients were evaluated with the STAl. a questionnaire about dental concerns, before and after the intervention, a subjective pain scale, as well as with an ad-hoc questionnaire about the intervention experience. Results showed that, although dental concerns diminished significantly in both groups, the experimental group showed a more significant reduction in self-reported anxiety, especially in the information provided in the ad-hoc questionnaire. In conclusion, Isla Calma constitutes an efficient support in clinical interventions that benefit from distraction to manage anxiety and/or dental fear.
IS - 2-3
M3 - Journal Article
N1 - Copyright - © 2014, Editores de Ansiedad y Estrés<br/><br/>Fecha de revisión - 20150810<br/><br/>Número de referencias - 46<br/><br/>Última actualización - 2016-11-19<br/><br/>SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Anxiety<br/>2834 2835 2842 553 8698 ; Fear<br/>2834 2835 2842 3251 8698 ; Intervention<br/>4467 8698 ; Pain<br/>6060 8453 8698 ; Virtual Reality<br/>1795 1814 7894 8698 9096 ; 1583 6342 6783 8698
N2 - Dental fear represents a problem for both clinicians and patients. The goal of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy of a virtual reality tool called "Isla Calma" (Calm Island) to reduce self-reported anxiety in a series of patients undergoing dental interventions. Ninety four patients from 3 clinics were randomly assigned to an experimental group (dental treatment using Isla Calma) and a control group (treatment without distractions). Patients were evaluated with the STAl. a questionnaire about dental concerns, before and after the intervention, a subjective pain scale, as well as with an ad-hoc questionnaire about the intervention experience. Results showed that, although dental concerns diminished significantly in both groups, the experimental group showed a more significant reduction in self-reported anxiety, especially in the information provided in the ad-hoc questionnaire. In conclusion, Isla Calma constitutes an efficient support in clinical interventions that benefit from distraction to manage anxiety and/or dental fear.
PB - Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés
PY - 2014
SN - 2174-0437/1134-7937
SP - 127
EP - 141
T2 - Ansiedad y Estrés
TI - Isla Calma: virtual reality for pain and anxiety distraction when coping with dental fear
VL - 20
ER -