Distraction Therapies for Office-Based Otolaryngology Procedures Performed on the Upper Airway.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the effectiveness of auditory and visual distraction interventions on patient discomfort, pain and anxiety during office-based otolaryngologic upper airway procedures.

Data sources

Literature searches were done through Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Lilacs, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.

Review methods

The protocol was registered in PROSPERO on August 17th 2022, under Registration number CRD42020204354.

Results

We identified 138 records; two randomised controlled trials using virtual reality as a distraction technique in adults and one in children were included. All studies had some concerns regarding risk of bias. In adults, anxiety was lower in the virtual reality gr

SUBMITTER: Curry T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11792434 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature