THE EFFECT OF VIRTUAL REALITY APPLICATION ON PAIN, ANXIETY, AND COMFORT DURING CURETTAGE/DILATATION

THE EFFECT OF VIRTUAL REALITY APPLICATION ON PAIN, ANXIETY, AND COMFORT DURING CURETTAGE/DILATATION: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

The problems experienced by women at the stage of deciding to have a miscarriage, during and after miscarriage differ and their anxiety levels vary. It was determined that women experienced fear, thinking that they would sin, guilt, regret and indecision at the stage of deciding to abort. methods are used to relieve the pain and anxiety caused by interventional procedures in patients in direct proportion to the development of technology. Virtual reality (VR), one of these methods, is an innovative, up-to-date and unique application, combining reality and imagination with fictional technology.There is no study in the literature on the application of SG during curettage/dilatation procedure. This study was conducted to determine the effect of SG application on pain anxiety and comfort during curettage/dilatation procedure.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 15-49 years old,
• Termination ordered,
• Can speak and understand Turkish,

Exclusion Criteria:

• - Cognitive, effective and without any problem preventing communication,
• No psychiatric problems,
• Diagnosed with epilepsy (due to the risk that SG glasses may trigger epileptic seizures),
• Women who volunteer to participate in the study will be recruited.