Effect of Virtual Reality Intervention on Stress Levels of Surgical Nurses

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim this crossover designed study is to examine the effect of watching a relaxing video with using virtual reality glasses (VR-G) during the break period of a working shift on the stress levels of surgical nurses. Nurses will be asked to watch a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes at their break time (the first procedure). After one-week wash-out period, researchers will compare second procedure (no video watch with VR-G) to see if there is any difference on the stress levels of the nurses.

Detailed Description
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Allocation of the nurses to the procedure groups (with VR-G and no VR-G procedures) is done with using Random Allocation Software program. Among the with VR-G procedure: The nurses were asked to watch a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes at their break time. The researcher visited the nurses at the beginning of the working shift and asked the nurse stress scale items to them in the nursing room, scheduled a break period with them individually and visited them again at the scheduled time. Then, the researcher prepared the video and googles, asked nurses to sit on the chair in the nursing room at the surgical unit, helped them to wear the VR-G and let them alone to watch the video for 20 minutes. At the end of their working shift, the researcher visited them and asked the scale items once again. Among the no VR-G procedure: The nurses did not watch any video and copleted their routine working shift and break times. The researcher visited the nurses at the beginning and at the end of their working shift and asked the nurse stress scale items to them in the nursing room.

Official Title
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The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Intervention on Stress Levels of Surgical Nurses: A Crossover Designed Study

Conditions
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Nurse, Stress, Virtual Reality

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Virtual reality intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: working in a surgical unit for at least one year able to use virtual reality glasses volunteering to participate in this study Exclusion Criteria: having a visual and/or audial problems leaving surgical unit for any reason

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Interventional Model Description: crossover designed randomized controlled study
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: with VR-G<br>The nurses in this procedure were asked to watch a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes at their break time. | Other: Virtual reality intervention<br>* Watching a relaxing video with using VR-G for 20 minutes<br>|
| No Intervention: no VR-G<br>The nurses in this procedure did not watch any video and completed their routine working shift and break times. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stress level | will be evaluated with using the Nurse Stress Scale (NSS) which is developed by Gray-Toft and Anderson and, translated and validated in Turkish by Mert, Sayilan and Baydemir. This scale consists of seven subcategories and 34 positive items rated using a 4-point Likert scoring system 1-never, 2-sometimes, 3-often, 4-very often. The total scale score, which reflects the frequency of the stress experienced by nurses, ranges from 34 to 136 points. A higher score indicates more frequent stress, while a lower score indicates less stress for the same situations. | At the beginning and end of nurses daily working shift through study completion, an average of six months. | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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surgical nurses, stress, virtual reality intervention