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VRT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Non-Surgical Treatment
- Clinical Psychology
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- virtual reality therapy
1, record 1, English, virtual%20reality%20therapy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- VRT 1, record 1, English, VRT
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- VR therapy 2, record 1, English, VR%20therapy
correct
- VRT 3, record 1, English, VRT
correct
- VRT 3, record 1, English, VRT
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Like systematic desensitization therapy, VRT can provide stimuli for patients who have difficulty in imagining scenes and/or are too phobic to experience real situations. Unlike in vivo systematic desensitization, VRT can be performed within the privacy of a room, thus avoiding public embarrassment and violation of patient confidentiality. 1, record 1, English, - virtual%20reality%20therapy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
virtual reality therapy: data validated by Canadian subject-field experts from École Polytechnique de Montréal, MasterpieceVR and McGill University. 4, record 1, English, - virtual%20reality%20therapy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
- Psychologie clinique
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- thérapie par réalité virtuelle
1, record 1, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20par%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- thérapie par RV 2, record 1, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20par%20RV
correct, feminine noun
- traitement par réalité virtuelle 3, record 1, French, traitement%20par%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle
correct, masculine noun
- traitement par RV 4, record 1, French, traitement%20par%20RV
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La thérapie par réalité virtuelle consiste en l'utilisation [de] matériel technologique permettant au patient de s'immerger dans une réalité virtuelle dans le cadre d'une psychothérapie cognitive et comportementale. 1, record 1, French, - th%C3%A9rapie%20par%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento sin cirugía
- Psicología clínica
- Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tratamiento mediante realidad virtual
1, record 1, Spanish, tratamiento%20mediante%20realidad%20virtual
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tratamiento mediante RV 2, record 1, Spanish, tratamiento%20mediante%20RV
correct, feminine noun
- tratamiento con realidad virtual 3, record 1, Spanish, tratamiento%20con%20realidad%20virtual
correct, masculine noun
- tratamiento con RV 3, record 1, Spanish, tratamiento%20con%20RV
correct, masculine noun
- terapia con realidad virtual 4, record 1, Spanish, terapia%20con%20realidad%20virtual
avoid, calque, feminine noun
- terapia con RV 3, record 1, Spanish, terapia%20con%20RV
avoid, calque, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Con respecto a la satisfacción de los participantes al concluir el tratamiento, no se encontraron diferencias de preferencia entre el programa [autoaplicado] y los tratamientos mediante realidad virtual, lo cual apoya la hipótesis de que los participantes consideraron que los tratamientos con incorporación tecnológica son lógicos y útiles para abordar la problemática emocional, lo que está en concordancia con la línea de varios autores [...] al manifestar que a los participantes les es más fácil dar el primer paso para enfrentar su miedo cuando pueden hacerlo a través de ambientes virtuales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tratamiento%20mediante%20realidad%20virtual
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-07-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Rehabilitation (Medicine)
- The Ear
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vestibular rehabilitation
1, record 2, English, vestibular%20rehabilitation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- VR 2, record 2, English, VR
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- vestibular rehabilitation therapy 2, record 2, English, vestibular%20rehabilitation%20therapy
correct
- VRT 2, record 2, English, VRT
correct
- VRT 2, record 2, English, VRT
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an exercise-based program primarily designed to reduce vertigo and dizziness, reduce gaze instability, and/or reduce imbalance and fall risk as well as address any secondary impairments that are a consequence of the vestibular disorder. 2, record 2, English, - vestibular%20rehabilitation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Réadaptation (Médecine)
- Oreille
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réhabilitation vestibulaire
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9habilitation%20vestibulaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- RV 1, record 2, French, RV
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rééducation vestibulaire 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9%C3%A9ducation%20vestibulaire
correct, feminine noun
- RV 1, record 2, French, RV
correct, feminine noun
- RV 1, record 2, French, RV
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] programme basé sur des exercices visant principalement à réduire les vertiges et les étourdissements, à réduire l'instabilité du regard, et/ou à réduire le déséquilibre et le risque de chute, ainsi qu'à traiter les déficiences secondaires qui sont une conséquence d'un trouble vestibulaire. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9habilitation%20vestibulaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Rehabilitación (Medicina)
- Oreja
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- rehabilitación vestibular
1, record 2, Spanish, rehabilitaci%C3%B3n%20vestibular
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La rehabilitación vestibular engloba el conjunto de ejercicios encaminados a favorecer la plasticidad del sistema nervioso central mediante mecanismos de adaptación o a generar otros de sustitución en los pacientes con alteraciones del equilibrio, con el fin de mejorar la estabilidad global y favorecer su incorporación a las actividades de la vida diaria. 2, record 2, Spanish, - rehabilitaci%C3%B3n%20vestibular
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