The Effect of Video Streaming with Virtual Reality Glasses on Pain and Anxiety

This study was conducted to examine the effect of a video played with VRG during arteriovenous fistula needle insertionon pain and anxiety of patients undergoing haemodialysis treatment. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 80 patients including 40 in the interventiongroup and 40 in control group who were treated in the haemodialysis ward. The data were collected using aPersonal Information Form prepared by the researcher upon review of the relevant literature to identify the patient's descriptive and medical characteristics, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) to assess the severity of pain, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory to determine the level of anxiety and VRH.

The data were collected using a Patient Information Form prepared by the researcher upon review of the relevant literature to identify the patient's descriptive and medical characteristics, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) to assess the severity of pain, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory to determine the level of anxiety and VRH. Additionally, the "Informed Voluntary Consent Form" was used to inform the participants about the study and obtain their consent Individuals who met the inclusion criteria and signed the informed consent form were assigned to the study groups based on a list which was numbered and generated in the computer environment before the AVF procedure. According to the results given by the computer programme, the individuals were assigned to the control group and the VRGgroup.While the control group included patients who

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Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:

* Those aged 18 years and older,
* Those who were not pregnant and had no plans to become pregnant,
* Those who had been undergoing HD treatment in HD wards for at least three months and three sessions per week,
* Those who continued dialysis treatment at the same institution,
* Those for whom there were no changes in the treatment programme during the research period,
* Those who had no pain in any part of the body that would affect the study outcome and scored zero on the Visual Analogue Scale for pain at the time of admission,
* Those who had not taken analgesics in the last 24 hours,
* Those who could understand and communicate in Turkish,
* Those who volunteered to participate in the study and signed the written informed consent form were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Those who declined to participate in the study,
* Those with a diagnosed neurological disease such as epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease,and Multiple Sclerosis.
* Those with visual and hearing impairments,
* Those who took anxiolytic and/or sedative medications,
* Those who were clinically unstable,