Clinical Research Directory

Effects of Preoperative Virtual Reality on Surgical Fear and Anxiety in Patients

Preoperative fear and anxiety are common among patients undergoing orthopedic surgery and may adversely affect perioperative outcomes. This quasi-experimental study will aim to evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative virtual reality (VR) exposure in reducing surgical fear and anxiety among adult orthopedic patients. A non-randomized controlled pretest-posttest study will be conducted with 74 adult patients undergoing orthopedic surgery. Participants will be assigned to either a VR intervention group (n=37) or a control group (n=37). Patients in the intervention group will receive immersive nature and underwater VR content in addition to standard preoperative care, whereas those in the control group will receive standard care alone. Surgical fear and anxiety will be assessed before and after the intervention using the Surgical Fear Questionnaire (SFQ) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The study is expected to provide evidence regarding the feasibility and potential effectiveness of VR as a safe, non-pharmacological nursing intervention for reducing preoperative anxiety and surgical fear in orthopedic patients. The findings may guide the integration of VR into preoperative nursing care and inform future randomized controlled trials with larger samples.

Effect of a Single Immersive Virtual Reality Session on Preoperative Surgical Fear and State Anxiety

To determine whether a single 20-minute immersive VR nature session delivered in the immediate preoperative period reduces surgical fear and state anxiety in patients scheduled for bariatric surgery.

Effect of Artificial Intelligence-Based Education Before Planned Cesarean Section on Surgical Fear, Anxiety, and Postpartum Comfort Levels of Primigravida Women

This study was planned to determine the effect of artificial intelligence use before planned cesarean section on surgical fear, anxiety and postpartum comfort levels of primigravida women. The research will be conducted in an experimental design. The research will be initiated after obtaining written permission from Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Ethics Committee, Niğde Provincial Health Directorate and Ömer Halisdemir Training and Research Hospital. Pregnant women between the ages of 18-35, who are primigravida, who applied for planned cesarean section, who have live singleton pregnancies and who are planned for spinal anesthesia will be included in the research. Before starting the research, the study will be initiated after obtaining the institutional permissions and written permissions from the pregnant women. Preliminary Assessment Form, Personal Information Form, Surgical Fear Scale, Surgical Anxiety Scale for Adult Patients, Postpartum Comfort Scale and Perianesthesia Comfort Scale will be used in data collection. Data will be evaluated in a computer environment using IBM SPSS Statistics 24 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for Windows) package program. Appropriate statistical analyzes will be used in data evaluation.