Guided Relaxation-Based Virtual Reality for Acute Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in a Pediatric Population: Pilot Observational Study

• Main Authors: Vanessa A Olbrecht (Author), Keith T O'Conor (Author), Sara E Williams (Author), Chloe O Boehmer (Author), Gilbert W Marchant (Author), Susan M Glynn (Author), Kristie J Geisler (Author), Lili Ding (Author), Gang Yang (Author), Christopher D King (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundDistraction-based therapies, such as virtual reality (VR), have been used to reduce pain during acutely painful procedures. However, distraction alone cannot produce prolonged pain reduction to manage sustained postoperative pain. Therefore, the integration of VR with other pain-reducing t...