Application of virtual reality technology in preoperative anxiety of patients with hand trauma
10.3760/cma.j.cn211501-20240522-01288
- VernacularTitle:虚拟现实技术在手外伤患者术前焦虑中的应用研究
- Author:
Fei RUI
1
;
Xuezhi WANG
1
;
Yingyan ZHANG
1
;
Leiyin MAO
1
Author Information
1. 无锡市第九人民医院（骨科医院）手术室，无锡 214002
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Anxiety;
Preoperative care;
Hand trauma;
Virtual reality technology
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2025;41(15):1137-1142
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the application effect of virtual reality technology in preoperative anxiety of patients with hand trauma, aiming to improve the negative psychological state of patients before surgery.Methods:A prospective non-randomized controlled trial was conducted. A convenience sampling method was used to select 116 patients with hand trauma who underwent surgical treatment at Wuxi Ninth People′s Hospital from January 2022 to December 2023 as the research subjects. They were divided into an intervention group and a control group according to the treatment time, with 58 cases in each group. The control group received routine nursing intervention, while the intervention group received nursing intervention based on virtual reality technology in addition to the routine care. The preoperative anxiety, uncertainty of illness and subjective well-being of the two groups were compared before and after the intervention.Results:Three cases dropped out in the control group and six in the intervention group, with 55 and 52 patients completing the study in the control and intervention groups, respectively. In the control group, there were 29 males and 26 females, with an age of (40.60 ± 2.09) years. In the intervention group, there were 32 males and 20 females, with an age of (41.27 ± 10.55) years. After the intervention, the scores of the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale and the Uncertainty in Illness Scale in the intervention group were 52.81 ± 5.47 and 62.87 ± 4.26, respectively, which were lower than those in the control group 58.20 ± 7.29 and 67.41 ± 4.15, with statistically significant differences ( t=-4.31, -5.60, both P<0.05). The Index Well-Being score of the intervention group was 7.17 ± 1.15, higher than that of the control group 6.09 ± 0.57, with a statistically significant difference ( t=6.19, P<0.05). Conclusions:Virtual reality technology can effectively alleviate preoperative anxiety, reduce the uncertainty of illness and enhance subjective well-being in patients with hand trauma, which is beneficial to the physical and mental health of patients.
