Virtual Reality Mindfulness in Preoperative Anxious Patients

Virtual Reality Mindfulness in Preoperative Anxious Patients

The goal of this interventional study is to reduce preoperative anxiety by Virtual Reality mindfulness.

Population: all adults, able to give their consent and scheduled for surgery with high preoperative anxiety defined by Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) score > 10. The study will recruit 100 patients in one university teaching hospital.

The main question it aims to answer is: may mindfulness by Virtual Reality reduce preoperative anxiety in patients particularly anxious for the surgery? Participants will be asked to undergo to a single mindfulness virtual reality session before the surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• adults able to give their consent, scheduled for elective surgery and with high preoperative anxiety defined by Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) > 10

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy
• Epilepsy
• Pacemaker wearers
• Mental diseases
• Alcohol or drug addiction
• Severe hearing loss or blindness
• Simultaneous participation to other studies