SynthesisClinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery2025
Distraction Therapies for Office-Based Otolaryngology Procedures Performed on the Upper Airway.
Synthesis in Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Virtual Reality Technology in Otolaryngology Patient Care Management: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence and Future Prospects.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the effectiveness of auditory and visual distraction interventions on patient discomfort, pain and anxiety during office-based otolaryngologic upper airway procedures. DATA SOURCES: Literature searches were done through Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Lilacs, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. REVIEW
methodsThe protocol was registered in PROSPERO on August 17th 2022, under Registration number CRD42020204354.
resultsWe identified 138 records; two randomised controlled trials using virtual reality as a distraction technique in adults and one in children were included. All studies had some concerns regarding risk of bias. In adults, anxiety was lower in the virtual reality group than in the standard of care, (mean difference -16.72, 95% CI -27.19 to -6.24, p = 0.002, I
conclusionsThe use of virtual reality distraction in addition to standard analgesia during office-based otolaryngology upper airway procedures reduced anxiety in adults. It did not decrease pain or increase the level of patient satisfaction. In the paediatric population, there is a reported benefit for procedural anxiety, pain and satisfaction.
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