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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.

The study was conducted to determinate its relationship with the perception of social support before the surgery. Methods: The study population consisted of all hospitalized patients undergoing elective surgery in that hospital at the given dates. And the sample of the study consisted of 405 patients who met the inclusion criteria for the study. "Personal Information Form", "SFQ" and "Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)" was used for data collection. Results: The total SFQ score of patients was found as 37.55±21.11. The mean SFQ scores of females, those living in nuclear families, and those who haven't hospitalized and undergone any surgery were found to be significantly higher (p<0.05). In addition, a negative and significant relationship was found between the mean total and subscale scores of the SFQ and MSPSS scales (p<0.05). Conclusion: In the study, it was determined that patients undergoing surgery experienced a moderate level of fear, and it was also found that certain variables and perceived social support affect the level of fear of surgery.