• Pain Manag Nurs · Aug 2024

    Meta Analysis

    Effects of Virtual Reality on Analgesia in Wound Care and Physical Therapy for Burn Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    • Jiaqi Lou, JiLiang Li, Youfen Fan, Chun Zhang, and Neng Huang.
    • Burn Department, Ningbo No. 2 Hospital, No. 41 Northwest Street, Haishu District, Ningbo, 315010, Zhejiang Province, China.
    • Pain Manag Nurs. 2024 Aug 1; 25 (4): 377388377-388.

    ObjectivesThis systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) in alleviating pain and improving the experience of burn patients during wound care and physical therapy.DesignA systematic review and meta-analysis.Data SourcesPubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Database, and the Web of Science.Review/Analysis MethodsWe searched four electronic databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published from the earliest available date up to March 1, 2022. The primary outcome was worst pain intensity, while secondary outcomes encompassed pain unpleasantness intensity, time spent thinking about pain, and fun experience intensity. Risk of bias was evaluated using the Cochrane Collaboration's tool.ResultsThis study included 21 trials. The combined data revealed that the VR group experienced a significant reduction in worst pain intensity, pain unpleasantness intensity, and time spent thinking about pain compared to the control group. Moreover, VR treatment was associated with a significant increase in the fun experience intensity.Implications For NursingVirtual reality has the potential value of auxiliary analgesia in burn care, and exploring a more perfect scheme of VR-assisted analgesia is worthwhile.ConclusionsThe results of this meta-analysis indicate that VR can effectively reduce worst pain intensity, pain unpleasantness intensity, and time spent thinking about pain during wound care and physical therapy for burn patients. Additionally, it enhances fun experience intensity of the treatment period. Therefore, VR shows promise as a valuable complementary pain management intervention for burn patients.Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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