Effects of Virtual Reality on Analgesia in Wound Care and Physical Therapy for Burn Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Pain Manag Nurs
; 25(4): 377-388, 2024 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) in alleviating pain and improving the experience of burn patients during wound care and physical therapy.DESIGN:
A systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Database, and the Web of Science. REVIEW/ANALYSISMETHODS:
We searched four electronic databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published from the earliest available date up to March 1, 2022. The primary outcome was worst pain intensity, while secondary outcomes encompassed pain unpleasantness intensity, time spent thinking about pain, and fun experience intensity. Risk of bias was evaluated using the Cochrane Collaboration's tool.RESULTS:
This study included 21 trials. The combined data revealed that the VR group experienced a significant reduction in worst pain intensity, pain unpleasantness intensity, and time spent thinking about pain compared to the control group. Moreover, VR treatment was associated with a significant increase in the fun experience intensity. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING Virtual reality has the potential value of auxiliary analgesia in burn care, and exploring a more perfect scheme of VR-assisted analgesia is worthwhile.CONCLUSIONS:
The results of this meta-analysis indicate that VR can effectively reduce worst pain intensity, pain unpleasantness intensity, and time spent thinking about pain during wound care and physical therapy for burn patients. Additionally, it enhances fun experience intensity of the treatment period. Therefore, VR shows promise as a valuable complementary pain management intervention for burn patients.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Queimaduras
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Manejo da Dor
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Realidade Virtual
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pain Manag Nurs
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China