PMID- 38283632
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20240131
IS  - 2296-2360 (Print)
IS  - 2296-2360 (Electronic)
IS  - 2296-2360 (Linking)
VI  - 12
DP  - 2024
TI  - Nature-based mindfulness programs using virtual reality to reduce pediatric 
      perioperative anxiety: a narrative review.
PG  - 1334221
LID - 10.3389/fped.2024.1334221 [doi]
LID - 1334221
AB  - Over 75% of pediatric surgery patients experience preoperative anxiety, which can 
      lead to complicated recoveries. Current interventions are less effective for 
      children over 12 years old. New interventions, like mindfulness-based ones 
      (MBIs), are needed to address this issue. MBIs work well for reducing mental 
      health symptoms in youth, but they can be challenging for beginners. Virtual 
      reality (VR) nature settings can help bridge this gap, providing an engaging 3-D 
      practice environment that minimizes distractions and enhances presence. However, 
      no study has investigated the combined effects of mindfulness training in natural 
      VR settings for pediatric surgery patients, creating a significant gap for a 
      novel intervention. This paper aims to fill that gap by presenting a narrative 
      review exploring the potential of a nature-based mindfulness program using VR to 
      reduce pediatric preoperative anxiety. It begins by addressing the risks of 
      anxiety in children undergoing surgery, emphasizing its impact on physical 
      recovery, and supporting the use of VR for anxiety reduction in hospitals. The 
      review then delves into VR's role in nature and mindfulness, discussing 
      theoretical concepts, clinical applications, and effectiveness. It also examines 
      how the combination of mindfulness, nature, and VR can create an effective 
      intervention, supported by relevant literature. Finally, it synthesizes the 
      existing literature's limitations, findings, gaps, and contradictions, concluding 
      with research and clinical implications.
CI  - (c) 2024 Benchimol-Elkaim, Khoury and Tsimicalis.
FAU - Benchimol-Elkaim, Brandon
AU  - Benchimol-Elkaim B
AD  - Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, 
      Montreal, QC, Canada.
FAU - Khoury, Bassam
AU  - Khoury B
AD  - Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, 
      Montreal, QC, Canada.
FAU - Tsimicalis, Argerie
AU  - Tsimicalis A
AD  - Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
AD  - Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal, QC, Canada.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
DEP - 20240112
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Front Pediatr
JT  - Frontiers in pediatrics
JID - 101615492
PMC - PMC10820709
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - mindfulness-based intervention (MBI)
OT  - nature
OT  - pediatric
OT  - perioperative anxiety
OT  - virtual reality
COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any 
      commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential 
      conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2024/01/29 06:43
MHDA- 2024/01/29 06:44
PMCR- 2024/01/12
CRDT- 2024/01/29 04:35
PHST- 2023/11/06 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2024/01/02 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2024/01/29 06:44 [medline]
PHST- 2024/01/29 06:43 [pubmed]
PHST- 2024/01/29 04:35 [entrez]
PHST- 2024/01/12 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.3389/fped.2024.1334221 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Front Pediatr. 2024 Jan 12;12:1334221. doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1334221. 
      eCollection 2024.