Abstract
Background: Virtual reality computer games are often used to district child attention during chemotherapy. As it is an attractive intervention to prevent complications such as nausea and vomiting among children undergoing chemotherapy. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the impact of applying virtual reality computer games on complications among children undergoing chemotherapy. Research design: A Quasi-experimental design was utilized for this study (study /control group). Subjects: A purposive sample of 100 children undergoing chemotherapy was equally and randomly assigned into two groups, the first was the control group and the second was the virtual reality computer games group. Setting: The study was conducted years at the Oncology Institute in Sohag City. Tools: Tool one: A structured interviewing questionnaire and Tool two: Rhodes Index of Nausea and Vomiting Likert scale was utilized for collecting the data. Results: The current study results revealed that there a statistically significant difference was detected among the studied children as regards the occurrence frequency of nausea per 24 hours post the intervention compared to pre the intervention. A statistically significant difference was detected between the two groups as regards vomiting before and after the intervention.
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