The effect of virtual reality glasses on anxiety during surgery under spinal anesthesia: A randomized controlled study
Anaesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, cilt.25, sa.2, ss.170-175, 2021 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.35975/apic.v25i2.1469
- Dergi Adı: Anaesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.170-175
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Spinal Anesthesia, Virtual Reality, Anxiety, Sedation
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background & objectives: Surgery related anxiety can be observed due to several factors in patients undergoing surgery. With developing technology virtual reality (VR) glasses have begun to be used to reduce anxiety in the preoperative period. We aimed to investigate the effect of using VR glasses on operation anxiety and sedation requirement in patients during operation under spinal anesthesia. Methodology: We enrolled 97 patients between 18 75 y of age, ASA class I II, in this study. Participants were randomized into VR glasses group or the standard care group. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Trait Anxiety (STAI TA) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for State Anxiety (STAI SA) scores preoperatively and anxiety score on VAS scale during surgery were obtained. Patients watched a movie via VR glasses (BOBO® VR Z4) after spinal anesthesia and the surgical operation was commenced thereafter. In the control group, the surgery was begun without any additional procedure. Results: Both groups were similar in terms of demographic and hemodynamic data. There was no statistically significant difference between groups in terms of preoperative anxiety levels, STAI SA and STAI TA scores. However, the VAS and relative risk (RR) values were significantly lower in the study group in all measurements (p < 0.05). Conclusion: We believe that the use of VR glasses decreases perioperative anxiety and sedation requirements in patients undergoing a surgical procedure under spinal anesthesia.