The Effect of Virtual Reality Glasses and Viewing A Mural Curtain on Patient Satisfaction, Tolerance, Comfort, and...

This study was carried out to examine the effects during colonoscopy of watching videos with virtual reality glasses and using a mural curtain on patients' satisfaction, tolerance, comfort, and feeling of embarrassment. In this interventional study, a randomized, controlled, pre/post-procedure was followed. The study was carried out with a total of 120 people, 40of whom watched videos with virtual reality glasses, 40 of whom used a mural curtain, and 40 of whom constituted the control group. The research data were collected using the Patient Information Form, Visual Analog Scale, and Colonoscopy Embarrassment Scale. There was no statistically significant difference among the groups in terms of introductory features and similar characteristics of participants. The analysis results showed that the significant increase in the levels of satisfaction, tolerance, and comfort and the significant decrease in the feeling of embarrassment among the groups resulted from the use of the virtual reality glasses and mural curtain (P < .05). According to the results, the virtual reality glasses and mural curtain applied during the colonoscopy procedure increased the patients' levels of satisfaction, tolerance, and comfort and reduced the feeling of embarrassment.