Journal
PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
Volume 20, Issue 6, Pages 817-824Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/14768320500143339
Keywords
virtual reality; pediatric oncology patients; physiological and behavioral ratings
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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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