Hospital pediatrics
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Hospital pediatrics · Jul 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialImmersive Virtual Reality for Pediatric Procedural Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Pain management in children often is inadequate, and the single most common painful procedure in children who are hospitalized is needle procedures. Virtual reality (VR) is a promising and engaging intervention that may help to decrease anxiety and pain in children undergoing painful procedures. Our aim for this study is to investigate patient satisfaction and pain reduction by using a three-dimensional VR interactive game as a distraction. ⋯ We found no difference in pain scores but higher satisfaction when using VR versus standard care as part of a multimodal approach for management of procedural pain in children.