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Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses Use During Episiotomy Repair Related

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Midwifery
Labor Delivery
Interventions
Other: virtual reality glasses
Registration Number
NCT05641467
Lead Sponsor
Selcuk University
Brief Summary

H1-1: Watching video with virtual reality glasses during episiotomy repair reduces the level of pain.

H1-2 Watching video with virtual reality glasses during episiotomy repair reduces the level of anxiety.

H1-3: Watching video with virtual reality glasses during episiotomy repair increases the level of satisfaction.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
82
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18 years and over,

    • Able to speak Turkish and express himself in Turkish,
    • There is no visual or hearing impairment,
    • Being open to communication, spiritually and mentally healthy,
    • 37- 42 weeks of gestation
    • Single pregnancy,
    • Primiparity,
    • Vaginal delivery,
    • Vertexpresentation
    • Media lateral episiotomy,
    • Uncomplicated newborn
    • Newborns between 2500 and 4000 g.
    • Those with episiotomy between 4-8 cm
Exclusion Criteria
  • Presence of obstetric or non-obstetric complications,
  • Presence of bleeding requiring urgent measures,
  • Administration of sedative drugs before and during episiotomy repair, spinal anesthesia, epidural anesthesia, pudendal block (except for local infiltration of the perineum),
  • Lacerations other than episiotomy (anal sphincter injury or Grade 3 or 4 tear),
  • Instrument delivery (with vacuum or forceps),
  • Postpartum complications in newborns,
  • Chronic disease (diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease and hypertension),
  • Having a psychiatric diagnosis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Video will be watched with virtual reality glasses during episiotomy repairvirtual reality glassesViews of nature with virtual reality glasses during episiotomy repair.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)-Questionnaireimmediately before repair episiotomy

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)-Questionnaire \[ Time Frame: up to one hour \] STAI was used to measure the anxiety level of pregnant women. It was developed by Spielberger et al. (Spielberger et al., 1970) and Öner and Le Compte conducted a Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale (Öner \& LeCompte, 1983). In the scale, individuals are provided to express their feelings with 40 expressions. With the state anxiety scale, it is possible to determine how the individual feels at the moment and in the conditions, and with the trait anxiety scale, how he feels outside of the current situation and conditions. The scale is a 4-point Likert type.The last score obtained shows the anxiety level of the individual. High scores from the scale indicate an increased level of anxiety, low scores indicate a decrease.

Socio-Demographic Data Collection Formin active phase on labor (4 cm vaginal dilatation)

Pregnant Introductory Information Form is a questionnaire prepared by researchers using the literature.

Visual Analog Scale-Pain (VAS-P)immediately before repair episiotomy

The VAS-P, which is used to evaluate the severity of pain, is a 10 cm long horizontally or vertically drawn ruler, starting with "No pain (0)" and ending with "Unbearable pain (10)". The woman is asked to show the point on this line that corresponds to the intensity of pain she feels. The distance between the marked point and the starting end of the line (0=no pain) is measured in centimeters and the numerical value found shows the severity of the patient's pain (Hayes and Patterson 1921). VAS-P is accepted as a safe, valid and usable measurement tool in repeated measurements. In this study, horizontally prepared VAS-P was used to assess pain intensity.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Satisfaction Evaluation Scale and Formimmediately after episiotomy repair

"Visual Analog Scale (VAS)" has been adapted to similar usage principles. The VAS is a scale that is evaluated by individuals on a horizontal or vertical line of 10 cm or 100 mm, with one end indicating that the individual is "very good" and the other end is "very bad".

Visual Analog Scale-Pain (VAS-P)immediately after episiotomy repair

The VAS-P, which is used to evaluate the severity of pain, is a 10 cm long horizontally or vertically drawn ruler, starting with "No pain (0)" and ending with "Unbearable pain (10)". The woman is asked to show the point on this line that corresponds to the intensity of pain she feels. The distance between the marked point and the starting end of the line (0=no pain) is measured in centimeters and the numerical value found shows the severity of the patient's pain (Hayes and Patterson 1921). VAS-P is accepted as a safe, valid and usable measurement tool in repeated measurements. In this study, horizontally prepared VAS-P was used to assess pain intensity.

Birth Action Follow-up Form60 minutes after birth

This form includes the week of pregnancy, the height and weight of the pregnant woman, hemoglobin values, induction status, how long the birth stages last, the time of opening the episiotomy, the time of starting the repair, the ending time of the repair, the length of the episiotomy, the baby's Apgar score, the baby's weight.

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)-Questionnaireimmediately after episiotomy repair

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)-Questionnaire \[ Time Frame: up to one hour \]

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fatma Deniz Sayıner

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Konya, Turkey

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