Associate Professor, Alva's College of Nursing. Mooodbidri, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding Author's Email: sudhichn933@gmail.com
Online published on 12 January, 2017.
Cannulation causes moderate or severe pain in a substantial number of children. Some institutions have procedures for minimizing the predictable pain of cannulation, especially in children. Hence the investigator decided to conduct a study on effectiveness of virtual reality as distraction among children undergoing I V cannulation in selected hospitals Moodbidri.
The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality as distraction among children undergoing I V cannulation in selected hospitals.
An evaluative approach with True-experimental design, post-test only with control group was adopted in order to evaluate effectiveness of virtual reality as distraction among children undergoing I V cannulation in selected hospitals Moodbidri. Probability simple random sampling was used to select the 40 sample for the study.
Demographic profile and Wong Baker's pain scale was developed as the tool to collect data.
Statistical analysis used: Descriptive and inferential statistics were planned to analyze the collected data.
In the experimental group the data shows that 10 (50%) of the samples had mild pain and 10(50%) of the samples had moderate pain. In the control group the data shows that 16 (80%) of the samples had severe pain and 4(20%) of the samples had moderate pain. There was significant difference between mean post test pain score between experimental and control group..
The findings of the study shows that the virtual reality as distraction was effective in reducing the level of pain among children undergoing I V cannulation.
Virtual reality, distraction, Pain, I V cannulation, Children
