Soliane Quitolina Scapin1, Maria Elena Echevarría-Guanilo1, Paulo Roberto Boeira Fuculo2, Jerusa Celi Martins3, Mayara da Ventura Barbosa4, Maurício José Lopes Pereima5. 1. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Postgraduate Program in Nursing. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. 2. Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Undergraduate Program in Nursing. Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 3. Children's Hospital Joana de Gusmão, Burn Unit. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. 4. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Undergraduate Program in Nursing. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. 5. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Health Sciences, Pediatric Department. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report the use of virtual reality (VR) in pain intensity during dressing change of two burned children hospitalized in a Burn Treatment Center (BTC) in Southern Brazil. METHOD: Case report on the use of VR during dressing change of two burned children hospitalized in a BTC, from May to July 2016. For assessing pain, a facial pain rating scale was applied at four times: just before the dressing, during the dressing without the use of VR, during the dressing with the VR, and after the use of VR. RESULTS: The use of goggles was easy to apply and well-accepted by the children, and also had a relevant effect reducing pain. CONCLUSION: VR can become an important nonpharmacological method for treating pain in burned children.
OBJECTIVE: To report the use of virtual reality (VR) in pain intensity during dressing change of two burned children hospitalized in a Burn Treatment Center (BTC) in Southern Brazil. METHOD: Case report on the use of VR during dressing change of two burned children hospitalized in a BTC, from May to July 2016. For assessing pain, a facial pain rating scale was applied at four times: just before the dressing, during the dressing without the use of VR, during the dressing with the VR, and after the use of VR. RESULTS: The use of goggles was easy to apply and well-accepted by the children, and also had a relevant effect reducing pain. CONCLUSION: VR can become an important nonpharmacological method for treating pain in burned children.