Impact of Virtual Reality Technology on Pain and Anxiety in Pediatric Burn Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Virtual reality (VR) has the potential to lessen pain and anxiety experienced by pediatric patients undergoing burn wound care procedures. Population-specific variables require novel technological application and thus, a systematic review among studies on its impact is warranted.

Objective

The objective of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of VR on pain in children with burn injuries undergoing wound care procedures.

Methods

A systematic literature review was performed using PubMed and CINAHL databases from January 2010 to July 2021 with the keywords "pediatric," "burn," "virtual reality," and "pain." We included experimental studies of between- and within-subjects designs in which pediatric patients' exposure to virtual reality technology dur

SUBMITTER: Smith KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9563984 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature