A pilot and feasibility study of virtual reality as a distraction for children with cancer

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1243-1249

  Gershon, Jonathan ^a,f   Zimand, Elana ^b   Pickering, Melissa ^c   Rothbaum, Barbara Olasov ^d   Hodges, Larry ^e  

^a E P BRADLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Virtually Better Inc   (United States)

^c WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

^f Bradley School South County   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Distraction; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISTRACTION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNOLOGY; VASCULAR ACCESS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 4644283103     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000135621.23145.05     Document Type: Article

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