Effect of Virtual Reality Application on Anxiety and Fear in Patients
Recruiting · NCT06830330 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
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What this trial is about
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if virtual reality application effects on anxiety and fear in patients who will undergo abdominal surgery. It will also learn about the practical of virtual reality application in preoperative theatre. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does virtual reality reduce patient anxiety levels before surgery? * Is virtual reality useful for patients to watch videos in the preoperative area? Researchers will compare virtual reality videos to routine nursing care to see if virtual reality works to treat preoperative anxiety and surgical fear. Participants will: * watch videos of nature scenes with VR glasses in the waiting area before surgery. * answer the surgical fear quastionairre items for preoperative fear test
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- Patients scheduled for abdominal surgery under general anesthesia using the laparoscopic method
- Patients who can communicate
- Patients who agree to participate in the study
- Patients over the age of 18
Exclusion criteria
- Patients who use glasses
- Patients with an ASA score above 3
- Patients with vertigo and motion sickness
- Patients with known psychiatric or behavioral diagnoses
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Balcali Hospital Health Application and Research Center - Adana, Sarıçam, Turkey (Türkiye)