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Effects of virtual reality on anxiety and pain in adult patients undergoing wound-closure procedures: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

S Y Ko, Eliza Ml Wong, T L Ngan, H K Leung, Kennis Ty Kwok, H F Tam, C C Chan

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S Y KoAccident and Emergency Department, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3762-5066
Eliza Ml WongSchool of Nursing, Tung Wah College, Hong Kong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0698-9000
T L NganAccident and Emergency Department, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, China.
H K LeungAccident and Emergency Department, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, China.
Kennis Ty KwokAccident and Emergency Department, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, China.
H F TamAccident and Emergency Department, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, China.
C C ChanAccident and Emergency Department, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, China.

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Abstract

Background: In emergency departments, suturing is a typical procedure for closing lacerated wounds but is invasive and often causes anxiety and pain. Virtual reality (VR) intervention has been reported as a relaxing measure. Objective: The study aims to examine the effects of VR intervention on anxiety, pain, physiological parameters, local anesthesia requirements and satisfaction in Chinese adult patients undergoing wound closure in emergency departments in Hong Kong. Methods: Adult patients who had lacerated wounds and were undergoing wound closure by suturing can communicate in Chinese and were hemodynamically stable were invited for this trial. Eighty patients were randomly assigned to the VR group, which received VR intervention and standard care, or to the control group, which received standard care only. The primary outcome was anxiety, and the secondary outcomes included pain, blood pressure, pulse rate, satisfactory with pain management, service satisfactory, and extra local analgesia requirement. Outcomes were conducted at baseline, during the procedure and 5 min after the procedure. Results: The VR group had a significantly greater reduction in anxiety ( Conclusion: This pilot study provides insight into the use of VR and the direction of future studies. It may effectively improve psychological and physiological outcomes in adult patients during wound-closure procedures in emergency departments.

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anxietypainsatisfactionvirtual realitywound closure

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