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Effect of Virtual Reality Headset for Pediatric Fear and Pain Distraction During Immunization – a Pilot Study.
Type: Text
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Orden, Jillian, Rudnick, Chad, Sulaiman, Emaan
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Fear of needles is a well-known phobia among
children and adults. Several distraction techniques
have been used, but fear prior to and pain following
immunizations remains a significant issue for children
and their parent/guardian. We present the rationale,
feasibility, and results of a pilot study applying a
virtual reality (VR) headset aimed as a fear reduction
and pain distraction… more
Full Text: Effect of virtual reality headset for pediatric fear and pain distraction during immunization – a pilot study 1 2 1 Sulaiman E , Rudnick C , Orden J 1. Florida Atlantic University. Boca Raton, FL 2. Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. Florida Atlantic …