The Effect of Virtual Reality Application on Pain, Anxiety, Vital Signs on Hernia Patients Operated With Spinal Anesthesia

Celal Bayar University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patient Centered Care

Treatments: Procedure: Virtual Reality glasses

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07065084

24/11/2021/20.478.486/997

Details and patient eligibility

About

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of virtual reality application on pain, anxiety and vital signs during the procedure. This randomized controlled study included 110 hernia patients who underwent spinal anesthesia in the General Surgery Operating Room of a hospital in the western region of Turkey. Patients were randomly assigned to the experimental group or the control group. Patients in the experimental group (n=55) were shown virtual reality goggles and a music-enhanced video for 20 minutes during the surgical procedure. Patients in the control group (n=55) received standard nursing care. Patients in both groups were evaluated using VAS, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Life Findings Monitoring Form.

Keywords: Virtual Reality simulation, Anxiety, Surgery, Pain, Nursing Care

Enrollment: 102 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

diagnosed with hernia spinal anesthesia used

Exclusion criteria

psychiatric/mental illness vision/hearing disability general anesthesia used

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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102 participants in 2 patient groups

Study (video wathced with VR glasses)

Experimental group

Description:

the patients in the intervention group were fitted with VR goggles by the researcher immediately after the spinal anesthesia was administered by the researcher during the operation in hernia patients who received spinal anesthesia for the study, when the patient was placed on the operating table and given the operating position, just before the surgical incision started. The procedures were performed without interfering with anesthesia and general operating room functioning. When the surgical incision was to be made, videos were started to be watched from the VR glasses simultaneously. During the 20 minute procedure, the licensed product "Relax with Nature" with music background with virtual reality glasses

Treatment:

Procedure: Virtual Reality glasses

Control (routine surgical procedure)

No Intervention group

Description:

this group underwent a routine surgical procedure throughout the surgical intervention. No intervention was performed.