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Distraction therapies for office-based Otolaryngology procedures performed on the upper airway
  • Tanika Curry,
  • Andrea Lasso,
  • Shaun-Jason Kilty
Tanika Curry
University of Ottawa
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Andrea Lasso
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
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Shaun-Jason Kilty
University of Ottawa

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Abstract

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of auditory and visual distraction interventions on patient discomfort, pain and anxiety during office-based Otolaryngologic upper airway procedures. Data Sources: Literature searches were done through Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Lilacs, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Review Methods: The protocol was registered in PROSPERO on August 17 th 2022, under Registration number CRD42020204354. Results: We identified 138 records; two randomized controlled trials using virtual reality as a distraction technique in adults and one in children were included. All studies had some concerns regarding risk of bias. In adults, anxiety was lower in the virtual reality group than in the standard of care, (mean difference -16.72, 95% CI -27.19 to -6.24, p=0.002, I 2=0%). There was no difference in procedure related pain between groups, (mean difference -0.28, 95% CI -1.24 to 0.68, p=0.57, I 2=10%). There was no difference in satisfaction between groups (Standardized mean difference 0.18, 95% CI -0.22 to 0.58, p = 0.37, I 2=0%). Only one Pediatric study was included hence no meta-analysis was done. Anxiety and pain were lower and satisfaction was higher in the group using virtual reality. Conclusions: The use of virtual reality distraction in addition to standard analgesia during office-based Otolaryngology upper airway procedures reduced anxiety in adults. It did not decrease pain or increase the level of patient satisfaction. In the paediatric population, there is a reported benefit for procedural anxiety, pain and satisfaction.
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31 May 2024Submitted to Clinical Otolaryngology