Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Feasibility and potential effect of a low-cost virtual reality system on reducing pain and anxiety in adult burn injury patients during physiotherapy in a developing country
Burns, Volume 36, No. 5, Year 2010
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
Objective: The purpose of this study was to ascertain the feasibility and potential effect of a low-cost VR system (eMagin Z800 3DVisor), used in conjunction with pharmacological analgesia, on reducing pain and anxiety in adult burn patients undergoing physiotherapy treatment, compared to pharmacologic analgesia alone at a South African hospital. Study design: Single-blind, within-subject study design. Methods: Pain and anxiety outcome measures were measured by a blinded assessor using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Burn Specific Pain and Anxiety Scale. Box-and-whisker plot method, Chi-square tests as well as the Student's paired t-test were used to analyze data. Main findings: Eleven eligible adult burn patients consented to participate in this study (3 female, 8 male; median age 33 years: range 23-54 years). A marginal (p = 0.06) to insignificant (p = 0.13) difference between the two sessions (analgesia with VR and analgesia without VR) in reducing pain was found. No significant difference (p = 0.58) was found between the two sessions (analgesia with VR and analgesia without VR) for anxiety. Conclusion: There seems to be a trend that the low-cost VR system, when added to routine pharmacological analgesics, is a safe technique and could be of considerable benefit if implemented into the pain management regime of burn units at a South African hospital. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI.
Authors & Co-Authors
Morris, Linzette Deidré
South Africa, Tygerberg
Faculty of Health Sciences
Louw, Quinette Abigail
South Africa, Tygerberg
Faculty of Health Sciences
Crous, Lynette Christine
South Africa, Tygerberg
Faculty of Health Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 96
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.burns.2009.09.005
ISSN:
03054179
Research Areas
Disability
Health System And Policy
Mental Health
Violence And Injury
Participants Gender
Male
Female