Effects of Using Guided Deep Breathing Exercises in a Virtual Natural Environment to Reduce Stress during Pediatric Treatment
Ilmari Jyskä, Markku Turunen, Arash Chaychi Maleki, Elina Karppa, Sauli Palmu, Jari Viik, John Mäkelä, Kaija Puura, César Fernández, Susana Lorenzo, María Asunción Vicente · 2023
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Ilmari Jyskä and co-authors calm children's needle fear with a virtual forest in a 2023 study. Cannula insertions frighten young patients, and fright makes treatment harder for everyone. Deep breathing slows the body's stress response; virtual nature soothes the mind. Nobody had fused the two at the bedside.
Twenty-one patients aged eight to twelve used a guided breathing app in a virtual natural scene during their procedure. Heart rhythm measures of stress fell sharply and significantly across the board. The calm held regardless of each child's general anxiety or needle phobia, and no side effects appeared. The authors see a cheap, kind tool for pediatric wards.
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| CREATOR | Ilmari Jyskä, Markku Turunen, Arash Chaychi Maleki, Elina Karppa, Sauli Palmu, Jari Viik, John Mäkelä, Kaija Puura, César Fernández, Susana Lorenzo, María Asunción Vicente |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 61 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |