International Journal of Nursing Research

Objective To explore the impact of VR technology on patients' pain, vital signs, and anxiety during dressing changes after perianal abscess surgery, and to construct a low-cost, easy to operate, and replicable postoperative pain management model. Methods A non-randomized controlled study was conducted on 74 postoperative patients with perianal abscess admitted to the Department of Gastroenterology and Colorectal Surgery at Shapingba District People's Hospital in Chongqing from August 2025 to January 2026. The patients were divided into a control group (37 cases, 2025.8-10) and an experimental group (37 cases, 2025.11-2026.1) according to their admission time; The control group received routine dressing change pain intervention, while the experimental group received VR SHINECON head mounted devices and simultaneously played positive videos or game content. Results The NRS pain score, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and SAS anxiety score in the experimental group were all lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion VR technology can effectively alleviate dressing pain, improve vital signs and anxiety status in patients with perianal abscess after surgery, and has high promotion value.

Virtual reality technology; Perianal abscess; Postoperative dressing change; Pain management; Anxiety state