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Virtual Reality Goggles For Pediatric Patients, Madison Klatt, Devyn Kemble, Hannah Blanchard

Celebration of Research

We were presented with the research question of if virtual reality goggles in pediatric settings were effective. Our data was gathered from scholarly research articles pertaining to virtual reality use in pediatric patients experiencing pain, fear, and anxiety. The settings that virtual reality was used in varied from venipuncture, scans, sickle cell crisis, wound care, dressing changes, and blood draws. The quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies that we looked at showed decreased pain, fear, and anxiety. They also found that virtual reality was a beneficial distraction technique. The results support the use of virtual reality goggles in pediatric settings, …