The Effect of Virtual Reality and Kaleidoscope on Pain and Anxiety Levels During Venipuncture in Children

Adiyaman University

Aim: The study was carried out in randomized control to determine the effect of two different distractions on pain and anxiety during blood collection.

Methods: The population of the study consisted of children between ages of 4-10 years who applied for venipuncture to a training and research hospital in Turkey between July and December 2018. A total of 139 children were included in the study, 46 of them with virtual reality goggles and 43 of them with control group. Information Form, Child Anxiety Scale, Visual Analogue Scale and Wong Baker Pain Scale were used in the collection of data.

Inclusion Criteria:

• being aged between 4 and 10 years for the child,
• applying for health control purpose,
• not having any chronic, mental or neurological illness,
• not using any analgesic in the last 6 hours before the venipuncture procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

-having a chronic, mental or neurological illness,