An interventional study of Virtual reality glasses in Anxiety and Amount of Breast Milk, sponsored by Mersin University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-05-11.
Sponsored by Mersin University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
Pain, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, etc. In coping with symptoms, virtual reality glasses are recommended as a distraction application. The study was planned to examine the effect of virtual reality glasses applied to mothers whose babies were in the neonatal intensive care unit, on the level of anxiety and the amount of breast milk.
Although milk is expressed early and frequently, milk volume and milk production may be lower in some mothers in the first few weeks.For this reason, pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods have been focused on to increase prolactin secretion and breast milk production in mothers with premature babies. It is emphasized that practices such as breast massage, hot application, nutrition and fluid consumption of the mother, thinking about her baby or looking at her picture, and psychological relaxation during milk expression with a pump increase the amount of milk. It is thought that the mother's stress and anxiety negatively affect the amount of breast milk in preterm births, and that methods that provide relaxation and relief will contribute to breast milk production by reducing stress and anxiety. Pain, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, etc. In coping with symptoms, virtual reality glasses are recommended as a distraction application.
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First of all, the "State Anxiety Inventory" will be applied to all women (60 women).Then, milk will be expressed from both breasts once a day (10:00) for the first 3 days and the amount of milk expressed will be recorded in the "Breast Milk Amount Tracking Form". After the first 3 days, all women will be relaxed by watching virtual reality glasses (10 minutes) once a day (10:00 in the morning) for 3 days, and the "State Anxiety Inventory" will be applied at the end of the video. Then, milk will be expressed from both breasts and recorded in the "Breast Milk Amount Tracking Form".
Other: Virtual reality glasses
Videos consisting of nature and undersea images will be played through virtual reality glasses, which the woman wants to watch and can change whenever she wants.
State-Anxiety Inventory
In the Likert-type scale consisting of 20 items, the items are numbered from 1 to 4 (1 means "not at all" and 4 means "completely").The scores obtained from the scale vary between 20 and 80 and there are direct (straight) and reversed expressions in the scale.
Time frame: Up to 3 Months
Breast Milk Quantity Monitoring Form
It is a form consisting of 3 parts developed by the researcher to record information about milking date, milking time and milk amount.
Time frame: Up to 3 Months
Plan to share: No
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