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James Gamble

UNCOVERED: Virtual reality eases parental anxiety during child surgeries | History Defined

American researchers who played parents' natural landscapes and auditory prompts through a VR headset as they waited for their child's operation to finish had their anxiety levels slashed by around a quarter. PHOTO BY TIMA MIROSHNICHENKO/PEXELS 

Virtual reality could be used to help calm anxious parents whilst their children undergo surgery.

American researchers who played parents’ natural landscapes and auditory prompts through a VR headset as they waited for their child’s operation to finish had their anxiety levels slashed by around a quarter.

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