Yanık Nedeniyle Tedavi Gören Hastalarda Yenilikçi Teknoloji: Sanal Gerçeklik

Virtual reality is an advanced cognitive technique that has been widely used in health care applications in recent years, especially in burn injuries. Burn injuries, which are a serious and multifaceted injury, affect the patient not only physically but also psychologically, and patients need help in overcoming and coping with this situation. The effect of virtual reality has been proven as an important non-pharmacological analgesia method in the relief of pain in the acute and rehabilitation processes of the burn injury process. At the same time, it has been determined that it has positive effects on the anxiety and fear experienced by the patients. It has been emphasized that virtual reality accelerates the re-epithelialization process and supports the healing process in burn patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the use and effects of virtual reality, which is a potential and important technology for nursing care and multidisciplinary healthcare team, in the treatment of burn patients.