The Effect of Virtual Reality and Kaleidoscope Use on Pain, Fear and Anxiety in Children in Routine Vaccination: A Randomized Controlled Study
Project no. 22596 · Status: Kapanmış · 2021
Summary
<p>Vaccinations are the most effective method in protecting the health of children and adults, and in preventing infectious diseases, in terms of cost and reliability. Routine vaccination procedures, when administered without any attempts to alleviate or reduce pain, are the most common painful procedures during childhood. This study was designed to examine the effects of using virtual reality and kaleidoscope during routine vaccination in children aged 48 months on pain, fear, and anxiety. Children aged 48 months who were to receive the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine were randomized into three groups. Accordingly, the study sample consisted of a virtual reality group with 42 children, a kaleidoscope group with 42 children, and a control group with 42 children, totaling 126 children. Fear and pain were evaluated by both the researcher and the child before and after the procedure. Anxiety was assessed by the child after the procedure. The Wong Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale was used for pain, the Children's Fear Scale for fear, and the Child Anxiety Scale-State Version for anxiety. The research results showed that the post-vaccination pain, fear, and anxiety scores of the kaleidoscope group were lower than those of the virtual reality and control groups (p<0.05). The use of kaleidoscope in 48-month-old children during vaccination was found to be effective in reducing pain, fear, and anxiety.</p><p> </p>