Virtual Reality Application for Pain and Anxiety Reduction During Cystoscopy

Virtual Reality Application for Pain and Anxiety Reduction During Cystoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Study

The aim of this research is to conduct a two-group randomized controlled intervention study to determine the effect of virtual reality applications on pain and anxiety during cystoscopy. The study population will consist of patients who have applied to the urology outpatient clinic of a University Hospital for cystoscopy. The study sample will be composed of patients who volunteer to participate in the study and meet the criteria during the planned dates of the research. Data will be collected using a 'Personal Information Form' created by the researcher through a literature review, the 'Visual Analog Scale' (VAS) for assessing pain, and the 'State Anxiety Inventory' (SAI) for assessing anxiety.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being literate,
• Being conscious,
• Ability to understand and speak Turkish and not have hearing or visual impairment,
• Agreeing to participate in the research.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a diagnosed psychiatric and mental illness,
• Patients diagnosed with epilepsy (due to the risk of virtual reality glasses triggering epileptic seizures),
• Patients who do not want to continue the study