Virtual reality as a distraction therapy in obstetrics and gynaecology

Alice Harper; Aparajithan Sivanathan; A. Jordan; Sam Harper; A. Worth; Theodore Lim; Fiona C. Denison

Virtual reality as a distraction therapy in obstetrics and gynaecology

Alice Harper, Aparajithan Sivanathan, A. Jordan, Sam Harper, A. Worth, Theodore Lim, Fiona C. Denison

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Virtual reality (VR) is emerging as effective distraction therapy for patients undergoing painful and/or distressing healthcare procedures. Women with current/previous O&G service contact and O&G professionals completed questionnaires. Topics included: i) VR use in clinical settings (e.g. labour, hysteroscopy), ii) hardware (i.e. types of head equipment), and iii) software (i.e. content, audio) options. A consultation meeting was held with women, O&G professionals and VR-technologists to enable real-world insight into VR. 247 questionnaires were completed (90 obstetric and 157 gynaecology). Women were positive about potential VR use in clinical settings. Women are interested in and healthcare professionals largely supportive of the potential for VR as distraction therapy within O&G.

Original language	English
Article number	EP.229
Pages (from-to)	98
Number of pages	1
Journal	BJOG: An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume	126
Issue number	S1
Early online date	27 Mar 2019
Publication status	Published - Mar 2019
Event	British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society 21st Annual Conference 2019 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 28 Mar 2019 → 29 Mar 2019

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VR
Distraction
Therapy
O&G service

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Virtual reality as a distraction therapy in obstetrics and gynaecology

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