New video game eliminates injection pain and eases anxiety for young patients.
Needle fear is a very real phenomenon and can be a high source of anxiety for patients and their families. The CDC reports that injection anxiety causes 1 in 10 families to delay vaccinations.
The Stanford Chariot Program VR•XR•AI has been testing a distration based video game called Pinataz to address this issue and has had some real success.
The kids are so engaged they are not even aware of the injection!
The initial roll out of the Pinataz has been within the Stanford Health Care system. However, plans are underway for it to be used in other hospitals across the country, and even internationally.
Source: https://www.kplctv.com/2024/03/05/health-headlines-video-games-helping-kids-with-vaccine-anxiety/
