Graduation Year
2024
Document Type
Senior Thesis
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Primary Major
Nursing
Thesis Advisor
Lynn Noyce, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC
Abstract
There have been various studies that show the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) being used as a non-pharmacologic and distraction method on school-aged children ranging from 6-12 years old. Despite this research, there has not been a follow-up with the use of VR and its duration of effect between each patient visit within this certain population. This study focuses on measuring the participants’ anxiety and pain levels during the needle-related procedure. The assessment tools that will be used to measure these important variables are the Children’s Fear Scale and Wong-Baker’s FACES scale. The participants of this study will be placed into two groups: VR intevention and standard care (SC) group. The SC group will be followed for the first month and after their trial, the VR group will also be going through the same process for the second. Statistical analysis will also be used to see correlation coefficients. The goal of this study is to evaluate the duration of effectiveness for VR being used in an outpatient setting. Ethical considerations are highly important for the safety and privacy of the participants in the study.