Table 3.
VR Immersion 1 | VR Immersion 2 | |
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Pain tolerance (duration of the cold pressor, in sec.) | ||
Increase CL (Low CL – FC to High CL – HC) | 46.75 (27.23) | 64.38 (37.28) |
Increase CL (Low CL – HC to High CL – FC) | 55.71 (29.51) | 68.57 (33.16) |
Decrease CL (High CL – FC to Low CL – FC) | 48.67 (19.81) | 53.22 (26.93) |
Decrease CL (High CL – HC to Low CL – HC) | 55.71 (31.95) | 49.86 (29.88) |
Pain intensity (VAS) | ||
Increase CL (Low CL – FC to High CL – HC) | 63.5 (26.42) | 71.13 (27.81) |
Increase CL (Low CL – HC to High CL – FC) | 75.0 (22.83) | 77.43 (31.18) |
Decrease CL (High CL – FC to Low CL – FC) | 88.67 (16.2) | 87.11 (19.89) |
Decrease CL (High CL – HC to Low CL – HC) | 84.0 (16.86) | 83.57 (17.23) |
Subjective pain (SF-MPQ) | ||
Increase CL (Low CL – FC to High CL – HC) | 18.25 (15.19) | 18.38 (16.18) |
Increase CL (Low CL – HC to High CL – FC) | 15.25 (6.26) | 17.14 (9.97) |
Decrease CL (High CL – FC to Low CL – FC) | 13.89 (10.9) | 17.33 (14.32) |
Decrease CL (High CL – HC to Low CL – HC) | 23.0 (15.06) | 23.0 (16.92) |
Abbreviations: CL, cognitive load; FC, video feed of the foot condition; HC, video feed of the hand condition; VAS, visual analog scale; SF-MPQ, Short Form-McGill Pain Questionnaire.