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Effectiveness of virtual reality distraction during a painful medical procedure in pediatric oncology patients

Kate Wolitzky Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A8000, Austin, TX 78751
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Robyn Fivush Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322
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Elana Zimand Virtually Better, Inc., 2450 Lawrenceville Highway Suite 101 Decatur, GA 30033
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Larry Hodges Department of Computer Science, College of Information Technology, University of North Carolina, 9201 University City Blud Charlotte, NC 28223
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Barbara Olasov Rothbaum PhD Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Emory Clinic, 1365 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30322Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 817-824 | Received 29 Apr 2004, Accepted 25 Mar 2005, Published online: 01 Feb 2007
 
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Abstract

The effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) as a behavioral intervention designed to decrease distress during port access procedure was examined in 20 7- to 14-year-old pediatric oncology patients. Children were randomized to either engage in an immersive VR environment during the procedure or to a no VR control condition. Children's distress was assessed through subjective self-ratings and objective physiological and behavioral ratings. Narrative accounts of the experience were used as a measure of how well the child coped with the procedure. VR was effective in reducing children's distress on all measures. Implications of these findings for intervention are discussed.

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