Isla Calma is a system of active distraction used on odontology and esthetic clinics, also on pain or anxiety research studies, like oncology or minor surgery. Currently it has been remodeled so that each of its scenarios trains on a type of relaxation. It can be oriented to psychological clinics, or to general medicine as a relaxation training.
Is a product that has needed a full rebuild due to the technology change and it can begin to be reused in Nesplora systems after a little investment, we count with USA Peaceful island.
The new designed training system has seven scenes where specific techniques are trained based on Jakobson, Alexander, Schultz, Mindfulness, Deep Meditation, Natshusakii or Feldenkrais, besides cognitive-behavioral indications about the treatment of anxiety, its origin and management.
This report presents a new virtual reality-based tool named “Isla Calma» (IC), which is based on distracting procedures that facilitate competency among different stimuli and loads the individual’s limited attention capabilities. An incidental sample composed of 35 users (42.9 percent female) from northern Spain, with a mean age of 28.21 years (SD=5.67), was recruited to test IC. Tests were held in a room with two deck chairs and one complete set of IC equipment for each of them. A questionnaire with issues about usability, acceptability, game immersion, and subjective experience was administered.
Participants did not experience any difficulty in «moving» throughout the island. The map was considered useful by most of the users, and so were the narrator’s instructions and voice. Previous experience with technology or with the controller did not affect the usability rates. In terms of acceptability, 92.3 percent of the users reported the wish to use IC again if they had the chance, and 73.6 percent would recommend its use in different medical procedures. In terms of immersion, the difference between actual and perceived time using IC was statistically significant (z=-4,141, P<0.001), with the generalized perception of having used less time than what it was actually required. Preliminary results in dental clinical settings are also presented.
CONCLUSIONS: IC was seen as a highly relaxing and pain distracting tool with potential clinical applications in different settings. It is expected that future research on IC will provide results on its applicability in different clinical settings.
Diaz-Orueta U, Alvarado S, Gutiérrez D, Climent G, Banterla F. «Isla Calma», a Novel Virtual Reality Environment for Pain and Anxiety Distraction: Report on Usability, Acceptability, and Subjective Experience. Games Health J. 2012 Oct;1(5):353-61. doi: 10.1089/g4h.2012.0037. PubMed PMID: 26192002
ARTÍCULOS QUE CITAN ISLA CALMA
El objetivo de esta tesis es proponer métodos y herramientas para el diseño de juegos de juegos terapéuticos. En esta tesis citan como ejemplo, Isla Calma como juego para reducir la ansiedad del paciente antes de la cirugía dental. Resaltan que Isla Calma ha demostrado ser capaz de modificar positivamente la percepción del tiempo de intervención en los pacientes, ya que creían que la intervención había durado menos de lo que realmente había durado.
Mader, S. (2015). Le game design de jeux thérapeutiques : modèles et méthodes pour la conception du gameplay (Game Design of Therapeutic Games : Models and methods to design the gameplay). Tesis doctoral. Universidad CNAM
.. In the commercial product Isla Calma, the patient could even have some active roles, as e.g. picking collectibles or making choices [3]. However, these simple actions are rather isolated and unlikely to keep the patient’s mind busy for a contiguous period.
… Virtual reality scenarios are promising tools for neuropsychological assessment (Henry, Joyal, & Nolin, 2012; Parsons, Courtney, & Dawson, 2013; Pugnetti et al., 1998a; Rizzo, Schultheis, Kerns, & Mateer, 2004) and for the rehabilitation of cognitive processes (Chan, Ngai, Leung, & Wong, 2010; Foreman & Stirk, 2005; Rose, Brooks, & Rizzo, 2005). Virtual reality environments have also been tested in the treatment of some psychiatric conditions, such as anxiety disorders (Diaz-Orueta, Alvarado, Gutiérrez, Climent, & Banterla, 2012; Opriş et al., 2012; Parsons & Rizzo, 2008; Powers & Emmelkamp, 2008). …
Voinescu, Alexandra & Matu, Silviu & Sava, Florin & David, Daniel. (2016). Virtual reality measures in neuropsychological assessment: a meta-analytic review. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 30. 1-20. 10.1080/13854046.2016.1144793.
… In the commercial product Isla Calma, the patient could even have some active roles, as e.g. picking collectibles or making choices [3]. However, these simple actions are rather isolated and unlikely to keep the patient’s mind busy for a contiguous period. …
Gaming at the dentist’s – serious game design for pain and discomfort distraction January 2013 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-02897-8_16 In book: Games for Health
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What Is the Key for Older People to Show Interest in Playing Digital Learning Games? Initial Qualitative Findings from the LEAGE Project on a Multicultural European Sample. Diaz-Orueta, Unai & Facal, David & Nap, Henk Herman & Ranga, Myrto. (2012). Games for Health Journal. 1. 115-123. 10.1089/g4h.2011.0024.
Nivel de ansiedad de los pacientes antes de ingresar a la consulta odontológica. Revista Ciencias de la Salud. Ferreira Gaona, Marta & Díaz Reissner, Clarisse & Perez, Nohelia & Cristina Cueto-González, Natalia & Guadalupe Leggio-González, Tatiana & Beatriz Cardozo-Lovera, Laura & Belén Jiménez-Ariste, Gabriela & Vidal Gónzalez-Zarza, Alvaro & Matiauda-Lazzeri, Fabiola & Elizabeth Ovelar-Benitez, Ana & Beatriz Aguilera-Peralta, Zoraida. (2018). 16. 463-72. 10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/revsalud/a.7266.
La belleza es la ausencia de dolor..(…)Se trataba de un instrumento óptico en forma de lentes que el paciente se colocaba a medida que se iba reclinando en el sillón ortopédico que yo asimilo a un reducto de la tortura. Me sometí con curiosidad a la prueba. En el laboratorio había podido experimentar la incapacidad del ser humano para desviar su atención cuando está presa de algo que le afecta directamente; es de sobra conocido el experimento en el que un porcentaje apreciable de alumnos no se enteran del paso por medio de la clase de un chimpancé. Se trataba de explicar a los alumnos la fijación sobreexcitada de la mente producida por un estímulo y su consiguiente dificultad en desviar la atención de la persona o el colectivo implicado.(…). Pensé, tras la experiencia de las gafas apodadas Isla Calma -que fueron capaces de hacerme olvidar la silla del dentista-, que apenas estaba la tecnología abriendo el camino para devolver a la vida la belleza que nunca debió haber perdido. Está claro que no hemos dedicado esfuerzos suficientes a disfrazar la realidad. La medicina tradicional de las enfermedades no ha sido sustituida todavía por la del bienestar. Esto requerirá que logremos disminuir la soledad, la tristeza o las discapacidades mentales por la ausencia de dolor que las nuevas tecnologías permiten esgrimir.
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