Development of a Virtual Reality Exposure Tool as Psychological Preparation for Elective Pediatric Day Care Surgery:  Methodological Approach for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Robin Eijlers ¹, MSc; Jeroen S Legerstee ¹, PhD; Bram Dierckx ¹, MD, PhD; Lonneke M Staals ², MD, PhD; Johan Berghmans ^{1, 3}, MD; Marc P van der Schroeff ^{4, 5}, MD, PhD; Rene MH Wijnen ⁶, MD, PhD; Elisabeth MWJ Utens ^{1, 7, 8}, PhD

¹ Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology , Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam , NL

² Department of Anesthesiology , Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam , NL

³ Department of Anesthesia, ZNA Middelheim, Queen Paola Children’s Hospital, Antwerp , BE

⁴ Dutch Craniofacial Center , Erasmus MC, Rotterdam , NL

⁵ Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery , Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam , NL

⁶ Intensive Care and Department of Pediatric Surgery , Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam , NL

⁷ Research Institute of Child Development and Education , University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam , NL

⁸ Academic Center for Child Psychiatry De Bascule/Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam , NL

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