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Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Intervention on Anxiety and Vital Signs of Patients Before Colonoscopy: A Randomised Controlled Study.
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Examining the Effect of Virtual Reality Application on Patient's Anxiety and Vital Signs Before Colonoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Study
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Abstract
aimsPatients undergoing colonoscopy often experience anxiety related to bowel preparation, procedural pain, and fear of cancer, which can adversely affect their vital signs. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of virtual reality intervention on anxiety and cardiac vital signs (including systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, and heart rate) of patients before the colonoscopy procedure.
designThis study was designed as a randomised, controlled, and double-blind trial.
methodsThe sample of this study consisted of 70 patients undergoing colonoscopy in the endoscopy unit of the general surgery service of a public hospital. Patients were randomly assigned to the groups (intervention group or control group) and were evaluated twice before the colonoscopy procedure. Patients in the intervention group watched a relaxing video via virtual reality glasses for 15 min between the first and second evaluation stages. The Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety was used to evaluate the patients' anxiety levels before colonoscopy, while cardiac vital signs were evaluated using a digital sphygmomanometer.
resultsIn the intervention group, anxiety level of the patients significantly decreased during the second evaluation stage compared to the control group (p < 0.001). Additionally, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and mean arterial pressure scores showed significant reductions in the intervention group at the same stage (p < 0.05). Although patients in the intervention group had lower heart rate scores at the second evaluation stage, there was no statistically significant difference between groups (p > 0.05).
conclusionVirtual reality intervention has an improving effect on patients' systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and mean arterial pressure. It is also effective in reducing patients' anxiety levels. Virtual reality intervention can be used as a distraction method before colonoscopy procedure. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: In this study, patients actively participated in the process of evaluating their anxiety levels and vital signs.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT06407531.
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