Treatment of Parental Anxiety Virtual Reality (VR)

Treatment of Parental Anxiety With Virtual Reality (VR): A Prospective, Randomized Study

The purpose of this study is to determine if non-invasive distracting devices (Virtual Reality headset) are more effective than the standard of care (i.e., no technology based distraction) for preventing anxiety in parental and pediatric populations

Inclusion Criteria:

• Ages 18-99 (Parents whose children is hospitalized)
• Able to consent
• Parents whose child is undergoing various procedures at LPCH and Stanford Hospital and Clinics.

Exclusion Criteria:

• People who do not consent
• Significant Cognitive Impairment
• History of Severe Motion Sickness
• Current Nausea
• Seizures
• Visual Problems
• Patients whose children are clinically unstable or require urgent/emergent intervention