The Effect Of Virtual Reality On The Pain Level Of A Child Who Will Be Introduced In The Infection Room Of Rsupn Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo

Abstract

Pain is the most common thing in children who are hospitalized. Most children who are hospitalized require invasive procedures. One of the procedures that cause pain in children is peripheral infusion. Children who are infused partially feel pain, anxiety, stress, and fear during the procedure. Children judge that the needle procedure is one of the scary and painful things. Proper pain management is needed in overcoming pain. Distraction is a non-pharmacological method that nurses can use in dealing with pain. There are many methods of distraction that can be used, such as music and cards. However, developments prove that technology has an important role in the development of globalization. A method that is following global developments is needed and one of the new methods that can be used is the use of Virtual Reality because apart from being cheap, it is easy to use, especially children like it. Objective: Implementing Virtual Reality on children who will be given an IV in the pediatric infection room at RSCM. Design: quasi-experimental with intervention with control group design. Technique Sampling with accidental sampling. Respondents were 34 children who would be given intravenous drip at the age of 7-18 years and each group (Virtual Reality Group and Group with hospital standard procedures) amounted to 17 children. The sample was selected by accidental sampling. The analysis used an independent t-test. There is an effect of providing Virtual Reality and Group interventions with standard hospital procedures on children who will be infused. Further research should consider the type of VR to be used which is comfortable and flexible/not difficult to operate