The efficacy of playing a virtual reality game in modulating pain for children with acute burn injuries: A randomized controlled trial

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Author: 

Das, D.
Grimmer, K.
Sparnon, A.
McRae, S.
Thomas, B.

Citation: 

Das, D., Grimmer, K., Sparnon, A., McRae, S., & Thomas, B. (2005). The efficacy of playing a virtual reality game in modulating pain for children with acute burn injuries: A randomized controlled trial.BMC Pediatrics, 5(1), 1471-2431.

Keywords: 

  • adolescents
  • anxiety
  • burns
  • children
  • head-mounted display
  • pc
  • teens
  • therapy
  • tweens
  • virtual reality

Health Topic: 

  • Injuries and Rehabilitation
  • Pain
  • Skin Care

Target Population: 

  • Children
  • Pre-Teens
  • Teens

Game Platform: 

  • Computer

Publication Type: 

  • Journal Article

Partners

  • HopeLab
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • SAGE Publishing
  • UNICEF Kid Power