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Tuan Li1, Yingping Fu1, Yanzheng Yang1
1Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
Insights
Virtual reality (VR) technology effectively reduces procedural pain in children undergoing wound manipulation. This non-pharmaceutical intervention offers significant pain relief compared to standard care, improving patient comfort.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Pain Management
- Medical Technology Integration
- Evidence-Based Practice
Background:
- Children frequently experience pain during wound manipulation procedures.
- Virtual reality (VR) presents a promising non-pharmaceutical approach for pediatric pain management.
- The efficacy of VR for procedural pain in pediatric wound care requires systematic evaluation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality technology in reducing procedural pain in children undergoing wound manipulation.
Main Methods:
- A meta-analysis design was employed, including randomized controlled trials.
- Studies focused on children's pain during wound manipulation and were published in English.
- Methodological quality was independently assessed by two reviewers.
Main Results:
- 39 studies with 273 patients were included in the meta-analysis.
- Virtual reality technology significantly reduced pain intensity during wound manipulation in children.
- A statistically significant difference (P < .05) was observed in pain reduction between VR and control groups.
Conclusions:
- Virtual reality technology serves as an effective distraction method for non-drug assisted analgesia.
- VR significantly alleviates procedural pain and discomfort in children undergoing wound manipulation.
Background:
Children who undergo wound manipulation usually experience pain. Virtual reality technology is a novel and effective non pharmaceutical therapy for reducing pain in children scheduled to undergo wound manipulation. However, the effectiveness of Virtual reality technology in controlling procedural pain in children's wounds has not been evaluated in a systematic review.
Methods:
It employed a meta-analysis design. We included studies with randomized controlled trials, reporting children's wound manipulation pain, and published them in English. Two reviewers independently evaluated the methodological quality of the included studies.
Results:
Of the 108 studies identified, 39 were eligible for the meta-analysis, with a total sample of 273 patients. The use of virtual reality technology has significantly reduced pain intensity during wound manipulation in children. There was a significant difference between the experimental group (virtual reality) and the control group (no virtual reality) in reducing the pain of the children's wound manipulation (P < .05).
Conclusion:
As a distraction method of non drug assisted analgesia intervention, virtual reality technology can reduce children's procedural pain and discomfort symptoms.
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