Virtual Reality for Management of Pain in Hospitalized Patients: Results of a Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improvements in software and design and reduction in cost have made virtual reality (VR) a practical tool for immersive, three-dimensional (3D), multisensory experiences that distract patients from painful stimuli.

Objective

The objective of the study was to measure the impact of a onetime 3D VR intervention versus a two-dimensional (2D) distraction video for pain in hospitalized patients.

Methods

We conducted a comparative cohort study in a large, urban teaching hospital in medical inpatients with an average pain score of ≥3/10 from any cause. Patients with nausea, vomiting, dementia, motion sickness, stroke, seizure, and epilepsy and those placed in isolation were excluded. Patients in the intervention cohort viewed a 3D VR experience designed to reduce p

SUBMITTER: Tashjian VC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5390112 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature