EFFECTS OF VİRTUAL REALİTY AND MOBİLE PHONE-BASED DİSTRACTİON ON PAİN AND ANXİETY DURİNG BURN DRESSİNG CHANGES: A RANDOMİZED CONTROLLED TRİAL

This study will recruit 99 outpatients attending a hospital burn center, with 33 patients in each group. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: VR, smartphone, or control. VR Group: Patients will receive standard visual and auditory content via a VR headset during dressing changes. Smartphone Group: Patients will use self-selected visual and auditory content on their personal smartphones during dressing changes. Control Group: Patients will receive standard burn care without any distraction intervention. Pain and anxiety will be measured immediately after the dressing procedure using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Burn-Specific Pain Anxiety Scale (BSPAS).