Objective: This study will discuss the effect of virtual reality application on pain, anxiety and vital signs in patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The research will be conducted as a mixed method research that includes quantitative and qualitative methods. In the research, the parallel pattern model, which converges from the mixed method designs, will be used.~Materials and Methods: This study will be carried out with 80 patients (40 experimental group and 40 control group) who applied to the endoscopy unit in a university hospital in Van between 15.01.2022 and 15.12.2022, met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study. Gpower power analysis was performed to determine the number of samples in the research. Random Allocation Software computer program will be used to determine the experimental and control groups. In order to collect data, patient identification form, state anxiety scale and pain visual scale will be applied respectively and vital signs will be measured. In the experimental group, virtual reality glasses will be put on the patient 2 minutes before the endoscopy and a video with nature images will be started. Glasses will be worn throughout the endoscopy procedure. After the endoscopy procedure, the state anxiety scale and pain visual scale will be applied again and vital signs will be measured. In addition, in order to collect the qualitative data of the research, a semi-structured interview form will be applied by interviewing the patient after a while. This interview will be recorded with a tape recorder. In the control group, in addition to the standard endoscopy procedure, the state anxiety scale and pain visual scale will be applied before and after the procedure, and vital signs will be measured.
This study will discuss the effect of virtual reality application on pain, anxiety and vital signs in patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The research will be conducted as a mixed method research that includes quantitative and qualitative methods. In the research, the parallel pattern model, which converges from the mixed method designs, will be used.