The impact of virtual reality on heart rate variation during childhood vaccination: a randomised controlled trial
Cayetana Ruiz-Zaldibar·Laura García-Garcés·Marta Lluesma-Vidal·Gema Gutiérrez-Alonso·Inmaculada Tomás-Saura·María Isabel Martínez-Fleta·María Inmaculada Sánchez-López
The primary objective was to determine whether virtual reality affects heart rate compared to standard care during childhood vaccination. Secondary objectives included examining heart rate variation according to age and other influencing factors. A randomised controlled clinical trial. This article presents the secondary findings of a study on the effect of virtual reality on pain and fear in children undergoing vaccination. It was a two-arm trial with 88 in the virtual reality group and 98 in t