Realidade virtual na redução da dor em crianças queimadas: Estudo piloto quase-experimental / Virtual reality in pain reduction in burnt children: Quasi-experimental pilot study
Estudo piloto, quase-experimental, do tipo série temporal interrompida com um grupo. Amostra consecutiva e de conveniência de cinco crianças internadas em um Centro de Tratamento de Queimados no Sul do Brasil, no período de dezembro/2015 a março/2016, que receberam intervenção com RV durante a troca de curativos, por três dias. A dor foi avaliada por meio da escala numérica e de faces.
A intervenção com a RV foi considerada importante para as crianças queimadas, visto que tiveram uma diminuição da dor durante e após o procedimento com sua utilização.
Pilot study, quasi-experimental, interrupted time series type with one group. Consecutive and convenience sample of five children hospitalized at a BurnTreatment Center in southern Brazil, from December/2015 to March/2016, who received intervention with VR during dressing change, for three days. Pain was assessed using the numerical and faces scale.
RESULTS:
VR was applied three times to each child. The child with the largest body surface area burned had the highest peaks of pain before, during and after the dressing. Furthermore, the children showed a decrease in pain immediately after the dressing.
CONCLUSIONS:
The intervention with VR was considered important for burned children, as they had a decrease in pain during and after the procedure with its use.