An Affective Computing in Virtual Reality Environments for Managing Surgical Pain and Anxiety
An Affective Computing in Virtual Reality Environments for Managing Surgical Pain and Anxiety
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虚拟现实环境中的情感计算用于管理手术疼痛和焦虑
DOI：
10.1109/aivr46125.2019.00049
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2019
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Robert Morgan
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Vishnunarayan Girishan Prabhu;Courtney Linder;L. Stanley;Robert Morgan
疼痛和焦虑是手术的常见症状。大约90%的人在术前护理期间表示焦虑水平升高，66%的人在手术后立即报告中度至高度疼痛。目前，阿片类药物是术后护理期间疼痛管理的主要方法，大约每16名手术患者中就有一名处方阿片类药物成为长期使用者。这一点，沿着当前的阿片类药物流行危机，需要替代的疼痛管理机制。这项研究的重点是利用情感计算技术来开发和提供一个自适应的虚拟现实体验的基础上，用户的生理反应，以减少疼痛和焦虑。生物反馈与利用用户的心率变异性、呼吸和皮肤电活动的虚拟环境集成。在南卡罗来纳州格林维尔的帕特伍德纪念医院接受手术的全膝关节置换术患者的早期结果表明，在术前和术后护理期间，疼痛和焦虑的管理效果良好。
Pain and anxiety are common accompaniments of surgery. About 90% of people indicate elevated levels of anxiety during pre-operative care, and 66% of the people report moderate to high levels of pain immediately after surgery. Currently, opioids are the primary method for pain management during postoperative care, and approximately one in 16 surgical patients prescribed opioids becomes a long-term user. This, along with the current opioid epidemic crisis calls for alternative pain management mechanisms. This research focuses on utilizing affective computing techniques to develop and deliver an adaptive virtual reality experience based on the user's physiological response to reduce pain and anxiety. Biofeedback is integrated with a virtual environment utilizing the user's heart rate variability, respiration, and electrodermal activity. Early results from Total Knee Arthroplasty patients undergoing surgery at Patewood Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC demonstrate promising results in the management of pain and anxiety during pre and post-operative care.