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ArticleThe Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology2021

The effect of virtual reality distraction on reducing patients' anxiety before coronary angiography: a randomized clinical trial study.

Mostafa Keshvari, Mohammad Reza Yeganeh, Ezzat Paryad, Zahra Atrkar Roushan, Moluk Pouralizadeh

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Article in The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Mostafa KeshvariDepartment of Nursing, Shahid Beheshti School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Mohammad Reza YeganehDepartment of Nursing, Shahid Beheshti School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Islamic Republic of Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5579-722X
Ezzat ParyadDepartment of Nursing, Shahid Beheshti School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Islamic Republic of Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8823-3471
Zahra Atrkar RoushanDepartment of Biostatistics, Medical School, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Islamic Republic of Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1267-2133
Moluk PouralizadehDepartment of Nursing, Shahid Beheshti School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Islamic Republic of Iran. pouralizadehm@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9203-0156

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Guilan University of Medical Sciences 1311816421
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCoronary angiography is used as a qualified method to diagnose coronary heart disease. However, patients undergoing coronary angiography experience a great deal of anxiety. The present study is aimed at investigating the effect of virtual reality on anxiety before coronary angiography. In a randomized controlled trial, 60 candidates for coronary angiography were randomly assigned to two intervention and control groups from April to July 2019. Data were collected by Spielberger's situational anxiety questionnaire. The participants' anxiety level and their heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure were measured before and immediately after the intervention. The Intervention group received virtual reality intervention, and the control group was cared for based on the hospital routine. Data were entered into the SPSS version 24.0 software (SPSS Inc.) and analyzed using Chi-square, Paired samples, and independent sample t tests.

resultsThe majority of participants were male (71.25%) and the Mean ± SD age of them in the intervention and control groups was 50.95 ± 4.120 and 52.08 ± 4.002 years, respectively. The mean score of anxiety (p < 0.01), heart rate (p = 0.001), and systolic blood pressure (p = 0.016) after the intervention in the intervention group decreased significantly.

conclusionsThis study indicated the implementation of a VR distraction protocol in the patients could effectively reduce perioperative anxiety and its indices. It showed that VR is a safe method without any complications related to the device and with good acceptability. Registration code IRCT201 40515017693N3.

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AngiographyAnxiety stateHeart diseasesVirtual realityVital signs

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