The use of virtual reality during medical procedures in a pediatric orthopedic setting: A mixed-methods pilot feasibility study.

ABSTRACT: Medical procedures cause pain and anxiety in children. Distraction techniques, including virtual reality (VR), may be used in healthcare settings to reduce rates of undertreated procedural pain and anxiety. A mixed-methods, concurrent triangulation design was piloted at a pediatric orthopedic hospital to assess the feasibility, clinical utility, tolerability, and initial clinical efficacy of VR distraction during medical procedures received by patients with complex musculoskeletal conditions. Questionnaire, scale, interview, observation, and focus group data were collected from patients, their parents, and healthcare professionals. Triangulation of key quantitative and qualitative findings produced final themes and meta-themes. A total of 44 patients and their parents undergoing intravenou

SUBMITTER: Addab S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11514299 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature