Boone Health using virtual reality "Healium" to help workers reduce stress
COLUMBIA — While the pandemic has affected many, healthcare workers in hospitals are especially stressed. According to the World Health Organization, medical workers who treat COVID-19 patients are showing increasing rates of anxiety, while more than 50% of those workers have reported post-traumatic stress.
In an effort to curb those feelings of stress, Boone Health participated in a study with Healium, a virtual reality treatment designed to help people relax.
Sarah Hill, CEO of Healium, said she created it to help the millions of people who struggle with anxiety to feel better and sleep better.
"Healium is a digital drug that's powered by consumer wearables, so anything that captures data like a smart watch or a brain sensing headband," she said. "We're using that to control virtual worlds to take the mystery out of meditation."
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