Purpose and Type of Research:This study will be conducted to examine the effect of virtual reality glasses on surgical fear and anxiety in patients scheduled for cardiovascular surgery. The study is a randomized controlled experimental research. Method:The population of the research was approximately 2900 patients who underwent cardiovascular surgery in a year at Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Education Research Hospital. The sample size of the study was calculated using the G\*Power software program.The study will be completed with 60 people by taking 30 people into the experimental and control groups.Data will be collected with a personal information form, surgical fear scale and state anxiety scale. Hypothesis of the Research: H1: Application of virtual reality glasses reduces surgical fear in patients planned for cardiovascular surgery. H2: Application of virtual reality glasses reduces anxiety in patients scheduled for cardiovascular surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
60
The experimental group will be given classical training (how to perform the surgery, complications that may occur after the surgery, preparation of fresh blood on the day of surgery, shaving by the barber on the morning of the surgery, how to take care of the mouth after shaving, how to shower with chlorexidine sponges, use of an apron, cap and mask after the shower). After 15 minutes video containing nature images and sounds will be shown through virtual glasses.
Information about classical training (how to perform the surgery, complications that may occur after the surgery, preparation of fresh blood on the day of surgery, shaving by the barber on the morning of the surgery, how to take care of the mouth after shaving, how to shower with chlorexidine sponges, use of an apron, cap and mask after the shower) will be given.
Personal Information Form
The form prepared by the researchers contains a total of 8 questions containing the patients' introductory information.
Time frame: for 1 day
surgical fear scale
There are 8 questions in the scale. The scale is an 11-point Likert type scale with a score between 0 and 10. The scale included two subscales related to the source of fear, each consisting of 4 items. While items 1 to 4 on the scale measure the fear of the short-term consequences of surgery, items 5 to 8 measure the fear of the long-term consequences of surgery (0: not at all afraid, 10: very afraid). An increase in the score indicates an increase in fear.
Time frame: for 1 day
state anxiety scale
It consists of a total of 40 items and is scored from 1 to 4. Scale items are evaluated using the "Likert type" scaling method as "1 = not at all", "2 = a little", "3 = a lot", "4 = completely". A high score on the scale indicates a high level of anxiety; A low score indicates a low level of anxiety. In the validity and reliability study of the scale, the alpha value was found to be 0.91.
Time frame: for 1 day
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