December 2023. Volume 19. Number 4

Virtual reality in painful processes in children, an option to reduce pain and anxiety?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Wong CL, Choi KC. Effects of an Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention on Pain and Anxiety Among Pediatric Patients Undergoing Venipuncture: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6:e230001.

Reviewers: Pérez-Moneo Agapito B1, Balado Insunza MN2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Madrid. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro. Vigo. Pontevedra. España.
Correspondence: Begoña Pérez-Moneo Agapito. Email: begopma@gmail.com
Reception date: 20/09/2023
Acceptance date: 27/09/2023
Publication date: 11/10/2023

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: in this randomized clinical trial of an immersive virtual reality intervention for pediatric patients undergoing venipuncture, pain, anxiety, procedure duration, and staff satisfaction with procedures were significantly improved after the immersive virtual reality intervention.

Reviewers´ commentary: use of virtual reality as a distraction in painful procedures can work as a complement to the usual non-pharmacological measures to reduce pain in children between 4 and 12 years of age, in this case applied to venipuncture.

How to cite this article

Pérez-Moneo Agapito B, Balado Insunza MN. La realidad virtual en procesos dolorosos en niños, ¿una opción para disminuir el dolor y la ansiedad? Evid Pediatr. 2023;19:38.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Wong CL, Choi KC. Effects of an Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention on Pain and Anxiety Among Pediatric Patients Undergoing Venipuncture: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6:e230001.

Reviewers: Pérez-Moneo Agapito B1, Balado Insunza MN2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Madrid. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro. Vigo. Pontevedra. España.
Correspondence: Begoña Pérez-Moneo Agapito. Email: begopma@gmail.com
Reception date: 20/09/2023
Acceptance date: 27/09/2023
Publication date: 11/10/2023

How to cite this article

Pérez-Moneo Agapito B, Balado Insunza MN. La realidad virtual en procesos dolorosos en niños, ¿una opción para disminuir el dolor y la ansiedad? Evid Pediatr. 2023;19:38.

11/10/2023

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