Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy and Patient Education for Preoperative Anxiety in Pediatrics: Randomized Controlled Trial
VR exposure may be effective in reducing pediatric and guardian anxiety. VR may be a suitable alternative to pharmacologic anxiolysis and future studies should compare the effect to premedication techniques.
Authors
- Sidhant Kalsotra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0817-537X)
- Sebastián Amaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1256-2476)
- Joseph D. Tobias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0550-6951)
- Brittany L. Willer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4123-6867)
- Sibelle Aurelie Yemele Kitio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6876-2667)
Institutions
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- Universidad El Bosque (CO)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- Yale University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Perioperative Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/73392
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Music Therapy and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44