Background: 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 during operation in patients under spinal anesthesia.
Methodology: ASA class I-II 97 patients between 18-75 years were inclueded. Participants were randomized into VR glasses group or the standard care group. STAI-TA and 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 heamodynamic 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 RR values were significantly lower in the study group in all measurements.(p
Key words: Spinal Anaesthesia, Virtual Reality Glasses, Anxiety, Sedation
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