A young patient awaiting surgery tries out the EQUOO procedure created at the CHU de Québec - Université Laval. - Cindy Chamberland
A young patient awaiting surgery tries out the EQUOO procedure created at the CHU de Québec - Université Laval. Cindy Chamberland An intervention developed at the CHU de Québec - Université Laval helps children cope with the stress preceding surgery People undergoing surgery under general anaesthetic often experience considerable stress in the minutes leading up to the operation. This situation is even more problematic in young children, because they are less well equipped to understand what is happening, and because they are separated from their parents when they enter the operating room. Fortunately, there may be a way of substantially alleviating the anxiety of these young patients by using an intervention based on augmented reality, demonstrates a team from Université Laval in a study published in the scientific journal Pediatric Anesthesia . The intervention tested by the researchers was developed at CHU de Québec - Université Laval by project manager Martin Thibodeau. "Using augmented reality glasses, children interact with two virtual characters - EQUOO and Constellation - who guide them through breathing and relaxation exercises. What's more, these characters accompany the child into the operating room and introduce him or her to their fantasy world, providing a form of moral support," explains the study's first author, Cindy Chamberland , from the School of Psychology.
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