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Key Points Question Compared with standard care, do distraction and procedural information provided through immersive virtual reality (IVR) improve pain among pediatric patients undergoing venipuncture? Findings In this randomized clinical… Click to show full abstract
Key Points Question Compared with standard care, do distraction and procedural information provided through immersive virtual reality (IVR) improve pain among pediatric patients undergoing venipuncture? Findings In this randomized clinical trial of 149 pediatric patients undergoing venipuncture, an IVR intervention significantly improved patient-reported pain. Meaning These findings suggest that IVR was more effective than standard care in improving pain among pediatric patients undergoing venipuncture.
Journal Title: JAMA Network Open
Year Published: 2023
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