Cardinal Éloïse, Augier Pierre, Giguère Émilie, Landry Mathieu, Lemay Sylvie, Véronneau Jade, Nyssen Anne-Sophie, Faymonville Marie-Elisabeth, Vanhaudenhuyse Audrey, Rainville Pierre, Rousseaux Floriane, Ogez David
Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
Medical Hypnosis Laboratory, Research Center of Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 5415, Boulevard de L'Assomption, Montreal, QC, H1T 2M4, Canada.
J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2025 Jun;32(2):336-346. doi: 10.1007/s10880-024-10047-z. Epub 2024 Oct 13.
Virtual reality (VR) and hypnosis (H) are useful pain management tools, but the potential benefit of their combination (VRH) has yet to be studied. This study examines the user experience of VRH, compared to H and VR alone, using interviews following an experimental study examining the effect of the three interventions on pain perception. Following a within-subjects repeated measures experimental design, 16 participants received the three interventions during which they received painful electrical stimuli. Following each intervention, explanatory interviews were conducted to allow participants to elaborate on their user experience. A thematic analysis was conducted on the data collected. Three themes emerged from the interviews: (1) satisfaction: participants mostly had positive feelings toward the three modalities, with the most beneficial effects on relaxation expressed for H. (2) Body perception and attention focus: immersion in the VR and VRH conditions was appreciated. Participants described their perceptions of pain perception during the 3 conditions. (3) Device acceptability: H was the most liked, followed by VRH, and then VR alone. Intention of use was reported following the same order. The data collected highlighted participants' opinions of these different interventions and suggested adjustments for future development of the VRH intervention in pain management.
虚拟现实（VR）和催眠（H）是有用的疼痛管理工具，但它们相结合（VRH）的潜在益处尚未得到研究。本研究通过一项实验研究后进行访谈，对比单独的H和VR，考察了VRH的用户体验，该实验研究探讨了这三种干预措施对疼痛感知的影响。采用受试者内重复测量实验设计，16名参与者接受了这三种干预措施，期间他们受到疼痛的电刺激。每次干预后，进行解释性访谈，让参与者详细阐述他们的用户体验。对收集到的数据进行了主题分析。访谈中出现了三个主题：（1）满意度：参与者对这三种方式大多有积极的感受，其中对H在放松方面的效果评价最高。（2）身体感知和注意力集中：沉浸在VR和VRH环境中受到赞赏。参与者描述了他们在这三种情况下对疼痛感知的感受。（3）设备可接受性：H最受欢迎，其次是VRH，然后是单独的VR。使用意愿的报告顺序相同。收集到的数据突出了参与者对这些不同干预措施的看法，并为VRH干预措施在疼痛管理方面的未来发展提出了调整建议。
