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Effect of Virtual Reality Environment Created in Preoperative Area and Hand Massage on Patient Outcomes

Sponsor: Cukurova University

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of video watching with virtual reality glasses and classical hand massage on patient outcomes in patients undergoing elective surgery. In addition, it's examined that if virtual reality glasses and hand massage execution is convenient way of to reduce anxiety in patients before surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is there a significant difference between the study groups in terms of post-application anxiety level? * Is there a significant difference between the study groups in terms of post-application vital signs, pain and patient satisfaction? Researchers will compare responses to anxiety scales before and after the hand massage and virtual reality videos to see if they reduce anxiety levels. Participants will: * In the virtual reality group, they will answer the questions on the surgical anxiety scale, watch the video with VR glasses and answer the questions on the scale again. * In the massage group, they will answer the questions on the surgical anxiety scale, and after the researcher gives them a hand massage, they will answer the questions on the scale again.

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