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Effects of preoperative education using virtual reality on preoperative anxiety and information desire: a randomized clinical trial

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This study aimed to investigate the effect of preoperative education using virtual reality (VR) on preoperative anxiety and information desire. The participants were randomly assigned to the VR group and control group. The VR group received preoperative education using VR content describing preoperative and postoperative processes and their management, and the control group received preoperative education with traditional verbal education. Preoperative anxiety and information desire were measured using the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS). Additionally, patient satisfaction was investigated. Preoperative anxiety (APAIS-A) and information desire (APAIS-I) scores were statistically significantly different between the VR group and the control group (p < 0.001). Patient satisfaction was not statistically significant (p = 0.147). Preoperative education using VR effectively reduced preoperative anxiety and information desire.

Trial registration CRIS, KCT0007489. Registered 30 June 2022. http://cris.nih.go.kr/cris/.

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This work was supported by the research fund of Chungnam National University, supported by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE), Korea, under the “Regional industry-based organization support program” (reference number P0001940) supervised by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT), and supported by a grant of the Korea Health Technology R and D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (Grant number: HI20C2088).

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, 3021 Room, Research Building, 282 Munwha-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon, 35015, South Korea

    Sang-Ha Oh

  2. Department of General Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea

    Jinsun Lee

  3. Healthcare Data Science Center, Konyang University Hospital, 158 Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, 35365, South Korea

    Jiyoung Kim

  4. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea

    Hyeokjae Kwon, Yun Sung Park & Sang-Ha Oh

  5. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea

    Hyeokjae Kwon

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All authors contributed to the study’s conception and design. Material preparation was performed by: OS and LJ. Data collection and analysis were performed by: KH, OS, PYS and KJ. The first draft of the manuscript: KJ, KH, and LJ. All authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Institutional Review Board of the C Hospital of participating hospital (IRB No. CNUH 2019-06-008-002).

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Kwon, H., Lee, J., Park, Y.S. et al. Effects of preoperative education using virtual reality on preoperative anxiety and information desire: a randomized clinical trial. J Clin Monit Comput 37, 1401–1407 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-023-00988-5

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