PROCEDURAL ANXIETY

This study tested if using simple toys could make blood draws easier for young children. Researchers gave 120 children aged 4-6 either a liquid hourglass to watch or a spiky ball to hold during the procedure. They measured if these toys helped reduce the children's pain, fear, an…

This study tested whether playing interactive virtual reality games could help children feel less pain and anxiety during kidney biopsies. Researchers offered VR headsets to 32 children aged 5-17 as an alternative or addition to sedating medications. The goal was to see if this d…

This study tested whether using simple distraction tools could make insulin injections easier for older adults with type 2 diabetes. Researchers compared virtual reality headsets and stress balls against usual care in 90 patients to see if they reduced pain and anxiety during sho…

This study tested whether a special interactive video chat tool could help reduce anxiety for children and their parents before surgery. Researchers compared the tool to the standard educational materials hospitals usually provide. They measured anxiety levels in the waiting room…

This study tested whether using virtual reality (VR) could help children feel less anxious and have less pain when getting a gastrointestinal endoscopy (a camera tube to look inside the stomach and intestines). Sixty-six children in Egypt were randomly assigned to either use a VR…