In this study, between 1 January 2025 - 1 June 2025, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 82 patients who are on the 2nd or 3rd day after the surgery and who are hospitalized in the cardiovascular surgery intensive care clinic will be recruited.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 80 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Agreeing to participate in the research (signing the Informed Consent Form),
* Conscious and cooperative,
* Stable hemodynamic status,
* Speaks and understands Turkish,
* Over 18 years old,
* On the 2nd and 3rd day after open heart surgery,
* Having chest tube,
* No sensitivity or trauma in the area (for the study group) where the virtual reality glasses will be applied,
* No active COVID-19 infection,
* Patients without any psychiatric diagnosis
Exclusion Criteria:
* Agreeing to participate in the research (signing the Informed Consent Form),
* Not conscious,
* Not cooperative
* Unstable hemodynamic status,
* Speaks and understands Turkish,
* who are under the age of 18,
* On the 0th or 1st day after surgery,
* No chest tube,
* Has sensitivity or trauma in the area (for the study group) where the virtual reality
* Active COVID-19 infection,
* Patients with a psychiatric diagnosis
What they're measuring
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Pain evaluated using the Visual Analogue Scale
Timeframe: Change from before implementation up to 30 minutes