Active and passive distraction using a head-mounted display helmet: Effects on cold pressor pain in children.

Dahlquist, Lynnda M.; McKenna, Kristine; Jones, Katia K.; Dillinger, Lindsay; Weiss, Karen E.; Ackerman, Claire Sonntag

doi:10.1037/0278-6133.26.6.794

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“…The HMD allows both occlusion of the external environment and, audiovisual immersion that is superior to immersion with only a single sense modality (Wismeijer & Vingerhoets, 2005). Recently, researchers have begun to refine the comparisons between different VR paradigms and have discovered that interactive environments are better than passive ones (Dahlquist, et al, 2007) and that higher quality virtual reality environments are better than lower quality ones (H. G. Hoffman, et al, 2006;H. G. Hoffman, et al, 2004).…”

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Interactive gaming reduces experimental pain with or without a head mounted display

Gordon

Merchant

Zanbaka

et al. 2011

Computers in Human Behavior

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While virtual reality environments have been shown to reduce pain, the precise mechanism that produces the pain attenuating effect has not been established. It has been suggested that it may be the ability to command attentional resources with the use of head mounted displays (HMDs) or the interactivity of the environment. Two experiments compared participants' pain ratings to high and low levels of electrical stimulation while engaging in interactive gaming with an HMD.In the first, gaming with the HMD was compared to a positive emotion induction condition; and in the second experiment the HMD was compared to a condition in which the game was projected onto a wall. Interactive gaming significantly reduced numerical ratings of painful stimuli when compared to the baseline and affect condition. However, when the two gaming conditions were directly compared, they equally reduced participants' pain ratings. These data are consistent with past research showing that interactive gaming can attenuate experimentally induced pain and its effects are comparable whether presented in a head mounted display or projected on a wall.

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Interactive gaming reduces experimental pain with or without a head mounted display

Gordon

Merchant

Zanbaka

et al. 2011

Computers in Human Behavior

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“…Laboratory studies have explored the relationship between the immersiveness of the VR system and the magnitude of pain reduction during VR distraction. 11,[14][15][16][17] These studies have 16 and use of wide field of view (large) goggles, have both been shown to significantly boost VR pain reduction compared to less immersive VR. 15 In addition to reducing the amount of pain reported by participants during brief painful stimuli, studies using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) have shown large reductions in pain-related brain activity during VR.…”

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Feasibility of Articulated Arm Mounted Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Goggles for Adjunctive Pain Control During Occupational Therapy in Pediatric Burn Patients

Hoffman

Meyer

Ramirez

et al. 2014

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For daily burn wound care and therapeutic physical therapy skin stretching procedures, powerful pain medications alone are often inadequate. This feasibility study provides the first evidence that entering an immersive virtual environment using very inexpensive (*$400) wide field of view Oculus Rift Virtual Reality (VR) goggles can elicit a strong illusion of presence and reduce pain during VR. The patient was an 11-year-old male with severe electrical and flash burns on his head, shoulders, arms, and feet (36 percent total body surface area (TBSA), 27 percent TBSA were third-degree burns). He spent one 20-minute occupational therapy session with no VR, one with VR on day 2, and a final session with no VR on day 3. His rating of pain intensity during therapy dropped from severely painful during no VR to moderately painful during VR. Pain unpleasantness dropped from moderately unpleasant during no VR to mildly unpleasant during VR. He reported going ''completely inside the computer generated world'', and had more fun during VR. Results are consistent with a growing literature showing reductions in pain during VR. Although case studies are scientifically inconclusive by nature, these preliminary results suggest that the Oculus Rift VR goggles merit more attention as a potential treatment for acute procedural pain of burn patients. Availability of inexpensive but highly immersive VR goggles would significantly improve cost effectiveness and increase dissemination of VR pain distraction, making VR available to many more patients, potentially even at home, for pain control as well as a wide range of other VR therapy applications. This is the first clinical data on PubMed to show the use of Oculus Rift for any medical application.

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“…Virtual reality immersion has been shown to be somewhat more effective than audio visual distraction because it augments detachment from viewing and hearing what is happening in the environment [25] [15,[26][27]. In this study it was found that it was significantly easier to carry out the procedure using active video game distraction than passive video viewing of cartoons.…”

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Effectiveness of Distraction Techniques in The Management of Anxious Children in the Dental Operatory

Allani¹,

Setty²

2016

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Active and passive distraction using a head-mounted display helmet: Effects on cold pressor pain in children.

Abstract: Although both distraction conditions were effective, the interactive distraction condition was significantly more effective. Implications for the treatment of children's distress during painful medical procedures are discussed.

Cited by 160 publications

References 46 publications

Interactive gaming reduces experimental pain with or without a head mounted display

Interactive gaming reduces experimental pain with or without a head mounted display

Feasibility of Articulated Arm Mounted Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Goggles for Adjunctive Pain Control During Occupational Therapy in Pediatric Burn Patients

Effectiveness of Distraction Techniques in The Management of Anxious Children in the Dental Operatory

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