Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Glasses on Surgical Fear and Anxiety in Patients Before Open-heart Surgery: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: Fear and anxiety in open-heart surgery patients can adversely affect their physiological well-being and recovery. Although virtual reality glasses (VR-G) have been advanced for preoperative anxiety management, their effectiveness specifically for open-heart surgery patients remains under-researched. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of watching a video through VR-G on surgical fear and anxiety levels of patients undergoing open-heart surgery.