Evaluation the effect of using virtual reality technology on anxiety before burn dressing operation in children

Introduction: Anxiety before dressing can have a significant positive correlation with the amount of pain, the amount of painkiller use and the length of hospitalization. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of using virtual reality technology on anxiety before dressing in children. Methodology: The study design was a four-group Solomon intervention (two experimental groups and two control groups) and was a randomized controlled clinical trial, so that ۴۰ volunteers and dressing candidates were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The level of preoperative anxiety was assessed using a checklist containing a standardized four-axis Yale preoperative anxiety scale questionnaire, each axis having ۴ items. The experimental groups received exposure to the dressing room through virtual reality technology for five minutes, and the control group did not receive the psychological intervention. Then the results were analyzed with Kruskal-Wallis-Voilcoxon non-parametric tests using spss-۲۳ statistical software. Findings: Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test for two independent groups (experimental group with pre-test-post-test and control group with pre-test-post-test) showed that there is a significant difference between the scores of the two groups regarding speaking (excitement and expression of emotions) (p>۰.۰۵) There is p = ۰.۰۱۷. Conclusion: Exposure therapy using virtual reality technology, as well as distraction and immersion in virtual reality, reduces anxiety before dressing in children.

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anxiety before dressing ، virtual reality technology ، children ، exposure therapy ، burns