• J Pediatr Psychol · Jul 2010

    Effects of videogame distraction and a virtual reality type head-mounted display helmet on cold pressor pain in young elementary school-aged children.

    • Lynnda M Dahlquist, Karen E Weiss, Emily F Law, Soumitri Sil, Linda Jones Herbert, Susan Berrin Horn, Karen Wohlheiter, and Claire Sonntag Ackerman.
    • Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA. dahlquis@umbc.edu
    • J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Jul 1;35(6):617-25.

    ObjectiveThis study examined the effects of videogame distraction and a virtual reality (VR) type head-mounted display helmet for children undergoing cold pressor pain.MethodsFifty children between the ages of 6 and 10 years underwent a baseline cold pressor trial followed by two cold pressor trials in which interactive videogame distraction was delivered via a VR helmet or without a VR helmet in counterbalanced order.ResultsAs expected, children demonstrated significant improvements in pain threshold and pain tolerance during both distraction conditions. However, the two distraction conditions did not differ in effectiveness.ConclusionsUsing the VR helmet did not result in improved pain tolerance over and above the effects of interactive videogame distraction without VR technology. Clinical implications and possible developmental differences in elementary school-aged children's ability to use VR technology are discussed.

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