NCT05814679

Relaxation With Virtual Reality on Fatigue and Comfort in Hemodialysis Patients

The Effect of Relaxation With Virtual Reality on Fatigue and Comfort in Hemodialysis Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 12 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Based on the task of providing the comfort of the patient, which is an indispensable part of the nursing profession, which many nurse theorists emphasize, there has been no study in the literature on the determination of the effect of virtual relaxation, which can be effective on the fatigue and comfort levels of patients receiving hemodialysis treatment. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effect of virtual reality and relaxation on fatigue and comfort in hemodialysis patients.

Detailed description

The patient will be prepared for relaxation with virtual reality and will be given a comfortable sitting position. The patient will watch the relaxation practice with virtual reality once during the hemodialysis treatment. The application will be terminated with the expiration of the virtual reality relaxation video. Fatigue and comfort score will be measured after the application.

Conditions

• Chronic Kidney Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Relaxation with virtual reality	In this research, a virtual reality relaxation video will be used in which the natural wonders are presented to the audience in an immersive environment.
OTHER	Attention match	kidney function instruction

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-31
• Primary completion: 2023-08-31
• Completion: 2023-08-31
• First posted: 2023-04-18
• Last updated: 2024-02-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)