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Immersive Virtual Reality for Pediatric Pain

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Won, Andrea, Bailey, Jakki, Bailenson, Jeremy, Tataru, Christine, Yoon, Isabel, Golianu, Brenda·2017·Children
DOI 10.3390/children4070052PMC PMC5532544
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Children must often endure painful procedures as part of their treatment for various medical conditions. Those with chronic pain endure frequent or constant discomfort in their daily lives, sometimes severely limiting their physical capacities. With the advent of affordable consumer-grade equipment, clinicians have access to a promising and engaging intervention for pediatric pain, both acute and chronic. In addition to providing relief from acute and procedural pain, virtual reality (VR) may also help to provide a corrective psychological and physiological environment to facilitate rehabilitation for pediatric patients suffering from chronic pain. The special qualities of VR such as presence, interactivity, customization, social interaction, and embodiment allow it to be accepted by children and adolescents and incorporated successfully into their existing medical therapies. However, the powerful and transformative nature of many VR experiences may also pose some risks and should be utilized with caution. In this paper, we review recent literature in pediatric virtual reality for procedural pain and anxiety, acute and chronic pain, and some rehabilitation applications. We also discuss the practical considerations of using VR in pediatric care, and offer specific suggestions and information for clinicians wishing to adopt these engaging therapies into their daily clinical practice.

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Figure 1 The child may move her head in pitch orientation, as in nodding her head, in yaw orientation, as in moving her head from side to side to look around the environment, or in roll orientation, as in touching her ear to her shoulder.
Figure 1 The child may move her head in pitch orientation, as in nodding her head, in yaw orientation, as in moving her head from side to side to look around the environment, or in roll orientation, as in touching her ear to her shoulder.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 2 Virtual Reality (VR) coordinate system. In this picture, movement in the y-axis corresponds to moving up and down, movement in the x-axis corresponds to moving left and right, and movement in the z-axis corresponds to moving forward and backward. While global positional coordinates may vary according to set up, y is the up–down direction and the z-axis will often reflect movement towards the monitor of the desktop computer.
Figure 2 Virtual Reality (VR) coordinate system. In this picture, movement in the y-axis corresponds to moving up and down, movement in the x-axis corresponds to moving left and right, and movement in the z-axis corresponds to moving forward and backward. While global positional coordinates may vary according to set up, y is the up–down direction and the z-axis will often reflect movement towards the monitor of the desktop computer.CC BY · PubMed Central

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  1. Bailey, J.O., Bailenson, J.N., Obradović, J., and Aguiar, N.R. (2017, January 25–29). The influence of Immersive virtual reality on children’s inhibitory control and social behavior. Presented at the International Communication’s 67th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, USA.

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Authors
Won, A., Bailey, J., Bailenson, J., Tataru, C., Yoon, I., & Golianu, B.
Affiliations
  • Cornell University (US)
  • Stanford Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Golianu, Brenda
ORCID
Venue
Children
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2017-06-23
Volume
4
Issue
7
Pages
52
ISSN
2227-9067 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/children4070052
PMC
PMC5532544
OpenAlex
W2704981633
Cited by
286
References
59
Citations by year
2026: 20 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 42 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 41 · 2020: 42 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 6
FWCI
4.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Children (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
MAYDAY Fund
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Social Sciences › Education › Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
Keywords
virtual reality, pediatric pain, procedural pain, chronic pain, acute pain, pain management, anxiety, pain rehabilitation, presence, embodiment, social interaction, clinical implementation

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