The effects of companionship from strangers and companions on pain thresholds in immersive virtual reality: A randomized controlled trial
These findings suggest that social interaction, especially in VR, can enhance pain thresholds, with a preference for interacting with companions and demonstrate the potential for social VR to improve pain management.
Authors
- Ke Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4438-1517)
- Hal Rives
- Mehrnaz Sabet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6404-4166)
- Andrea Stevenson Won (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5240-6166)
- Angel Hsing‐Chi Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0951-7845)
- Qi Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7585-1183)
- S Isabelle McLeod Daphnis
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- California Southern University (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Temple University (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaf120
- Primary Topic
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00