TABLE 2.

Paired samples t-tests.

	Mean difference scores	SD	SE mean	t	Df	Sig (2-tailed)
Pair 1: Pressure during no distraction vs. pressure during desktop VR	−11.16	6.42	1.61	6.95	15	<001
Pair 2: Pressure during no distraction vs. pressure during the color naming task.	−3.43	3.23	.81	4.24	15	<001
Pair 3: Pressure during the color naming task vs. pressure during desktop VR.	−7.74	5.41	1.35	5.71	15	<001

For the subset of children aged 2–5, VR significantly reduced pain (i.e., increased the amount of pressure needed before the healthy participants first noticed pain).