Discomfort improvement for critically ill patients using electronic relaxation devices: results of the cross-over randomized controlled trial E-CHOISIR (Electronic-CHOIce of a System for Intensive care Relaxation)
Lili Merliot-Gailhoustet,
Chloé Raimbert,
Océane Garnier,
Julie Carr,
Audrey De Jong,
Nicolas Molinari,
Samir Jaber,
Gerald Chanques
Affiliations
Lili Merliot-Gailhoustet
Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Saint Eloi Montpellier University Hospital
Chloé Raimbert
Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Saint Eloi Montpellier University Hospital
Océane Garnier
Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Saint Eloi Montpellier University Hospital
Julie Carr
Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Saint Eloi Montpellier University Hospital
Audrey De Jong
Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Saint Eloi Montpellier University Hospital
Nicolas Molinari
Department of Statistics, CNRS, Institut Montpelliérain Alexander Grothendieck (IMAG), University of Montpellier La Colombière Hospital, University of Montpellier
Samir Jaber
Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Saint Eloi Montpellier University Hospital
Gerald Chanques
Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Saint Eloi Montpellier University Hospital
Key messages Electronic relaxation therapies are effective supportive care tools for improving stressful symptoms in ICU patients. Effectiveness depends on the type of symptom and the characteristics of the devices. Overall discomfort and adrenergic stress response are more significantly improved by virtual reality using a synthetic imagined world than using a real world or music therapy alone.
