Procedural comfort care for children
Enter the enchanting world of little NIRVANA: the innovative tool that supports children and their parents during medical procedures at the hospital, doctor’s office or dentist. Little NIRVANA takes children on a magical adventure and turns fear and stress into confidence and calm, making medical visits less tense and children dare to come back with peace of mind.
Together, we create a warm, safe and almost magical care experience – completely tailored to each child’s needs.
Procedural comfort care in children: what does it involve?
Imagine: your child has to be pricked or undergo some other medical treatment. For many children, this is an exciting and even frightening experience. For good reason: pain, stress and fear can be profound during such procedures. The consequences are often greater than thought: from needle anxiety to trauma and long-term stress, with impact well into adulthood.
Research shows that
- 5 to 13% of children develop needle anxiety
- 8% refuse a vaccination out of fear
- 40% experience needling as the most stressful moment of a hospital admission.
Strengthening procedural comfort care with little NIRVANA
Little NIRVANA takes comfort care to the next level. Using game technology, children are prepared for a medical procedure in an interactive, multi-sensory way and distracted during a medical procedure. The tools are based on proven psychological principles and use breathing techniques. A virtual buddy – Milo – guides the child step by step, making trust and comfort central and built up during the care cycle.
Why choose little NIRVANA?
- Little NIRVANA is easy to use and requires very little training
- Little NIRVANA is efficient: the procedure does not take longer.
- Little NIRVANA is an open communication tool: the child remains involved and in control while maintaining open communication with the parent and caregiver
- Little NIRVANA is suitable for a wide age group: little NIRVANA can be used with very young children from 2-3 years to young-adolescents
- Little NIRVANA can be combined with pharmacological tools such as anaesthetic ointment or nitrous oxide
- Little NIRVANA can be used to prevent anxiety and trauma but also provides support to already traumatised patients
- Little NIRVANA helps improve the quality of medical procedural care for all stakeholders; training and education available through e-learnings for caregivers and parents
What makes little NIRVANA unique?
Multisensory
Stimulates different senses: seeing, hearing, smelling.
Flexible & modular
Deployable in a variety of settings, from hospital to dentist.
Holistic
Attention to the wellbeing of the child, parents and carers.
The whole process with little NIRVANA has ensured that we can now just have blood taken with the anaesthetic sticker. And that Lars really clicked: I don’t actually have to stress about it anymore.
Deploy or test little NIRVANA yourself in your hospital, department or practice?
Little NIRVANA was tested on more than 300 children, which showed that anxiety and stress are significantly reduced compared to standard care.
A recent controlled study with 100 children showed that procedural distress was significantly lower by using little NIRVANA.
More than 95% of users – children, parents and caregivers – are highly satisfied.
About little NIRVANA
The little NIRVANA team consists of a team of clinicians (paediatric psychologist, paediatric dentists, paediatric nurses), researchers and engineers.
Here you can read more about the origins, history, future and team of little NIRVANA.
