Exploring the effectiveness of virtual technology combined with lidocaine cream in pediatric puncture pain management

This study investigates the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) technology & lidocaine cream in managing pediatric puncture pain. Between February 2023 and February 2024, 150 hospitalized children who participated in pain management were selected from our hospital. Participants were divided into control group, experimental group 1 and experimental group 2, with 50 cases in each group. The control group received conventional nursing care plus lidocaine cream intervention. Experimental group 1 received conventional nursing care plus VR nursing intervention, while experimental group 2 received conventional nursing care combined with both lidocaine cream and VR interventions. The effects of three intervention methods on pediatric pain management were compared. During and after the puncture, pain scores for experimental groups 1 and 2 were lower than the control group, with experimental group 2 showing the lowest scores (p < 0.05). Post-puncture, medical fear scores and total scores were significantly lower in experimental groups 1 and 2 compared to the control group, with experimental group 2 having the lowest scores (p < 0.05). Satisfaction scores, pain knowledge and attitude scores were significantly higher in experimental groups 1 and 2 than the control group, with experimental group 2 achieving the highest scores (p < 0.05). Crying time and puncture time were shorter in experimental groups 1 and 2 than the control group, with experimental group 2 showing the shortest times (p < 0.05). The success rate of first-attempt puncture was higher in experimental group 2 than the other two groups (p < 0.05). Success rates varied across different age groups, with older children exhibiting higher success rates. The application of VR & lidocaine cream in pediatric puncture pain management effectively reduces pain and medical fear, improves nursing satisfaction, enhances pain knowledge and attitudes and increases the success rate of first-attempt puncture, worthy of clinical promotion.

Virtual technology; Lidocaine cream; Pain management

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