Published on in Vol 23, No 7 (2021): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/26328, first published .
Guided Relaxation–Based Virtual Reality for Acute Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in a Pediatric Population: Pilot Observational Study

Guided Relaxation–Based Virtual Reality for Acute Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in a Pediatric Population: Pilot Observational Study

Guided Relaxation–Based Virtual Reality for Acute Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in a Pediatric Population: Pilot Observational Study

Vanessa A Olbrecht   1 , MD, MBA ;   Keith T O'Conor   2 , MD ;   Sara E Williams   3 , PhD ;   Chloe O Boehmer   2 , BA, BS ;   Gilbert W Marchant   2 , MD ;   Susan M Glynn   2 , BS ;   Kristie J Geisler   2 , BS ;   Lili Ding   4 , PhD ;   Gang Yang   4 , MSc ;   Christopher D King   3 , PhD

1 Center for Understanding Pediatric Pain, Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States

2 Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States

3 Center for Understanding Pediatric Pain, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States

4 Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Vanessa A Olbrecht, MD, MBA
  • Center for Understanding Pediatric Pain
  • Department of Anesthesiology
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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