Abstract

The painful interventions and invasive procedures associated with pediatric cancer treatment can result in anxiety. Anxiety can be reduced or better controlled through distraction and thought retraining. Although art therapy, non-electronic play therapy, music therapy, and traditional counseling are often used to alleviate stress and anxiety, new technology innovations are proving to be additional options to decrease stress and anxiety through distraction and attention shifting. Tablet-based interventions are emerging as an easily available and effective means of reducing stress and fear prior to operations, and have potential applications to reduce anxiety for patients before receiving chemotherapy, during time spent in hospital rooms, and while experiencing distressing physiological symptoms. This paper reviews the research on tablet therapy and discusses the application of assistive technologies in clinical oncology settings to reduce pediatric anxiety throughout the treatment process.

摘要

与小儿癌症治疗相关的痛苦干预和侵入性程序可能导致焦虑症。可以通过分散注意力和重新思考来减轻或更好地控制焦虑。尽管通常使用艺术疗法，非电子游戏疗法，音乐疗法和传统咨询来缓解压力和焦虑，但事实证明，新技术创新是通过分散注意力和转移注意力来减轻压力和焦虑的其他选择。基于平板电脑的干预正在成为一种易于使用且有效的减轻手术前压力和恐惧的手段，并具有潜在的应用前景，可减轻患者在接受化学疗法之前，住院期间以及在经历令人痛苦的生理症状时的焦虑。