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The effect of virtual reality on mothers' anxiety during children's circumcision: A randomized controlled study
Author(s) -
Bozdogan Yesilot Saliha,
Ciftci Hatice,
Ozcelik Zerrin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12906
Subject(s) - anxiety , randomized controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , physical therapy , distraction , medicine , headset , virtual reality , clinical psychology , psychology , psychiatry , surgery , physics , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , computer science , acoustics
Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of use of virtual reality headsets on mothers' anxiety, by distracting their attention, during their child's circumcision procedure. Design This was a randomized controlled intervention study. Methods The study used a pretest and posttest design and was carried out between April 15, 2019, and June 30, 2019, with 60 participants ( n = 30 intervention and n = 30 control group). The data were collected using a personal information form, the State Anxiety Inventory and Faces Anxiety Scales. In the study, the participants in the intervention group watched videos through a virtual reality headset. Results The socio‐demographic characteristics of the intervention group and control group were similar in the pretest, except for the educational level. After the intervention, the intervention group's mean scores on the Faces Anxiety Scale, heart rate and respiration rates were significantly lower than those of the control group, but the difference between the mean State Anxiety Inventory scores was insignificant. Conclusion Distraction using videos produced by virtual reality headsets is effective in reducing mothers' moderate level anxiety. It is recommended that further studies should be conducted in different ambulatory surgery procedures.