Assessment of the Objective Effect of Virtual Reality for Preoperative Anxiety in Interventional Cardiology

The management of anxiety because of upcoming invasive coronary angiography (ICA) remains suboptimal. Previously published studies investigating the potential of virtual reality (VR) for the reduction of anxiety in ICA procedures used a subjective evaluation method. The purpose of this study was to...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2023-10, Vol.205, p.207-213
Main Authors: Larsson, Charles Eric, Cabassut, Verane, Peretout, Pauline, Marliere, Stéphanie, Vautrin, Estelle, Piliero, Nicolas, Salvat, Muriel, Riou, Laurent, Vanzetto, Gerald, Vilotitch, Antoine, Bosson, Jean Luc, Barone-Rochette, Gilles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angiography
Angioplasty
Anxiety
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
Computer applications
coronary artery disease
Coronary vessels
Heart diseases
Heart rate
invasive coronary angiography
Life Sciences
Patient satisfaction
Regression analysis
Software
Statistical significance
Variables
Virtual reality
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Summary:The management of anxiety because of upcoming invasive coronary angiography (ICA) remains suboptimal. Previously published studies investigating the potential of virtual reality (VR) for the reduction of anxiety in ICA procedures used a subjective evaluation method. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the use of a VR program before ICA objectively decreases anxiety as assessed by the SD of normal to normal (SDNN). Lower SDNN is associated with worse anxiety. A total of 156 patients referred for ICA after a positive noninvasive test for coronary disease were included in the present randomized study. The interventional group benefited from the use of a VR mask in the transfer room before ICA, whereas the control group underwent the procedure as usual. In both groups, SDNN was measured before ICA. No statistical difference in SDNN was observed between the VR and control groups (45.5 ± 17.8 vs 50.6 ± 19.5, p = 0.12). The preoperative use of a VR mask for anxiolytic purposes in the setting of ICA did not result in a decrease in anxiety.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.07.130