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ArticleJournal of patient experience2024

Reducing Preoperative Caregiver Anxiety With Virtual Reality: A Pragmatic, Randomized Controlled Study.

Ahtziri Fonseca, Daniel Qian, Ty Forbes, Brian S-K Li, Charles Lee, Kylie Burdsall, Samuel Rodriguez, Christian Jackson, Ellen Y Wang, Thomas J Caruso

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Article in Journal of patient experience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Effect of Educational Brochures on Preprocedural Anxiety in Pediatric Endoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ahtziri FonsecaChariot Program, Stanford Children's Health, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Daniel QianDivision of Pediatric Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Ty ForbesDivision of Pediatric Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Brian S-K LiDivision of Pediatric Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8398-1339
Charles LeeStanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Kylie BurdsallStanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Samuel RodriguezDivision of Pediatric Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Christian JacksonDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Ellen Y WangDivision of Pediatric Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Thomas J CarusoDivision of Pediatric Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric patients and their caregivers often experience perioperative anxiety. Interventions reduce caregiver anxiety improve cooperation and contribute to an improved patient experience. This study seeks to evaluate the efficacy of virtual reality (VR)-assisted mindfulness on perioperative caregiver anxiety. Participants were randomized into a standard of care (SOC) group, which included snacks but no technology-based distractions, or a VR group, which included snacks and a VR-guided meditation. Caregiver anxiety was measured before and after the intervention using the Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A). Secondary aims explored participants' baseline anxiety with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). VR group participants completed a satisfaction survey. Linear regression models of VAS-A and STAI were used to compare group differences. Satisfaction survey results were reported with descriptive statistics. 26 participants were included, with 12 randomized to the SOC group and 14 to the VR group. VAS-A scores in the VR group were lower than those in the SOC group (

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caregivingfamily-centered carepatient engagementpatient satisfactiontechnologyvirtual reality

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PMID38188533
PMCPMC10771051

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