ACCOUZEN
Care for women with virtual reality tools
Benefits
- Easy to handle
- Several scenarios available
- Continuity in the sessions
- Assisted operation (manual mode)
Key words
- Maternity
- Anxiety
- Tokophobia
- Therapeutic tool
Intellectual Property
- 1 software
- 1 knowhow
Laboratory
- LIP/PC2S
Institutions
- UGA
- USMB
Linksium Continuum
- Maturation
- Commercialization
Results
- Available licenses
Context
In 2016, 847.100 babies were born in France. Childbirth is often the mother's first hospitalization. In 30% of cases, women report having experienced a traumatic situation, and in 5% of cases, they develop a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This impacts approximately 42,000 women per year. These women experience a disturbed attachment to the child, complicated breastfeeding and/or difficulties in their sexuality.
Technology
AccouZen is a tool for therapeutic care based on the principle of graduated in virtuo exposure. The virtual reality software allows a progressive immersion in different 3D scenarios related to delivery situations in a hospital. Accompanied by therapeutic know-how, the available scenarios allow the professional to gradually expose his patient in an adapted and controlled environment.
Advantages
Benefits for the therapist:
- Facilitated therapeutic engagement
- Diversity of exposure to environments
- Scenarios can be repeated over and over again.
Benefits to the patient:
- Easy immersion
- Personalization of the sessions
- Respect for the patient's privacy
Applications
Use of the method and the tool dedicated to perinatal professionals in the care of women, in particular maternity and liberal psychologists.
