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Is Music Therapy Intervention Effective In Decreasing Pain After Standard Wound Care In Hospitalized Burn Patients?, Lindsay King
Is Music Therapy Intervention Effective In Decreasing Pain After Standard Wound Care In Hospitalized Burn Patients?, Lindsay King
PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective evidence based medicine review is to determine whether or not music therapy intervention is effective in decreasing pain after standard wound care in hospitalized burn patients.
STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review compiling data from three randomized controlled trials in 2016, all in the English language.
DATA SOURCES: After a thorough search of PubMed and Cochrane, three pertinent studies were found to include in this review. The selected studies were evaluated to assess the effectiveness of music therapy in decreasing pain after wound care in hospitalized burn patients.
OUTCOMES MEASURED: Decrease in pain symptoms were measured …
Is Virtual Reality An Effective Pain Management Treatment During Wound Care Of Pediatric Burn Patients?, Angelica Mcgowan
Is Virtual Reality An Effective Pain Management Treatment During Wound Care Of Pediatric Burn Patients?, Angelica Mcgowan
PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship
Objective: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not “Is virtual reality an effective pain management treatment during the wound care of pediatric burn patients?”
Study Design: Systematic review of three randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published, in English, in peer-reviewed journals between 2008-2014.
Data Sources: The three RCTs were found using the PubMed and Ovid databases.
Outcomes measured: All three studies measured pain perception and intensity using self-reporting questionnaires, and visual analogue scales.
Results: Jeffs et al. and Miller et al. both showed that patients using the virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) mechanisms …