The study aimed to determine the effects of virtual reality headsets and on-screen video viewing methods on physiological parameters (heart rate, oxygen saturation, and respiration), procedural pain, fear, and emotional reactions during peripheral venous catheter placement in children aged 7-12. A parallel-group, repeated-measurement (pretest, interim, and post-test) randomized controlled trial was conducted between January 18 and June 19, 2025, with children aged 7-12 (Virtual Reality Headset Group-VRHG=22, On-screen Video Viewing Group-OVVG=22, Control Group-CG=22) who were followed in the paediatric emergency department of a university hospital in Konya. The data collection tools in the study were: Information Form, Physiological Parameters Assessment Form, Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale (WB-FPRS), Children's Fear Scale (CFS), and Children's Emotional Manifestation Scale (CEMS) were used. Two minutes before the peripheral venous catheter placement procedure, the "Under the Sea" video was shown to VRHG and OVVG, and it continued for two minutes after the procedure. Routine hospital practice was continued for the CG. Data were entered into SPSS-25.0, and descriptive statistics, chi-square test, Kruskal-Wallis, one-way ANOVA, one-way ANOVA for repeated measures, and two-way ANOVA were used for data analysis. Statistical significance was set at 0.05.
Age range
7 Years – 12 Years
Sex
ALL
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Physiological Parameters Assessment Form
Timeframe: Pre-test (2 minutes before the procedure) Intermediate measurement (during the procedure) Post-test (2 minutes after the procedure)
Wong-Baker Faces Pain Raiting Scale (WB-FPRS)
Timeframe: Pre-test (2 minutes before the procedure) Intermediate measurement (during the procedure) Post-test (2 minutes after the procedure)
Children's Fear Scale (CFS)
Timeframe: Pre-test (2 minutes before the procedure) Intermediate measurement (during the procedure) Post-test (2 minutes after the procedure)
Children's Emotional Manifestation Scale (CEMS)
Timeframe: Pre-test (2 minutes before the procedure) Intermediate measurement (during the procedure) Post-test (2 minutes after the procedure)