Author/Authors :
JahaniShoorab، Nahid نويسنده Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; , , Ebrahimzadeh Zagami، Samira نويسنده Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , , Nahvi، Ali نويسنده Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran; , , Mazluom، Seyed Reza نويسنده Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. , , Golmakani، Nahid نويسنده Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , , Talebi، Mahdi نويسنده Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Mashhad, Iran; , , Pabarja، Ferial نويسنده The School of Nursing and Midwifery, Omolbanin Hospital, Mashhad, Iran ,
Abstract :
Background: Pain is one of the side effects of episiotomy. The virtual reality (VR) is a non-pharmacological method for pain relief. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using video glasses on pain reduction in primiparity women during episiotomy repair.
Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 30 primiparous parturient women having labor at Omolbanin Hospital (Mashhad, Iran) during May-July 2012. Samples during episiotomy repair were randomly divided into two equal groups. The intervention group received the usual treatment with VR (video glasses and local infiltration 5 ml solution of lidocaine 2%) and the control group only received local infiltration (5 ml solution of lidocaine 2%). Pain was measured using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (0-100 scale) before, during and after the episiotomy repair. Data were analyzed using Fisher’s exact test, Chi-square, Mann-Whitney and repeated measures ANOVA tests by SPSS 11.5 software.
Results: There were statistically significant differences between the pain score during episiotomy repair in both groups (P=0.038).
Conclusion: Virtual reality is an effective complementary non-pharmacological method to reduce pain during episiotomy repair.
Trial Registration Number: IRCT138811063185N1.
