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The role of video-based multimedia information in reduction of anxiety before dilatation and curettage.


ABSTRACT:

Objective

Considerable amount of women undergoing dilatation and curettage (D&C) are subject to preoperative anxiety. We hypothesized that the implementation of video-based multimedia information (MMI) before the D&C might facilitate patients' education and provide clear information regarding the procedure. This study aimed to compare the impact of video-based MMI and conventional written information on anxiety, pain severity, and satisfaction in patients undergoing D&C.

Methods

Seventy four women scheduled for D&C for abnormal uterine bleeding were enrolled in this prospective randomized study. Subjects were assigned to receive a video-based MMI or conventional written information (controls). The trait and state anxiety were assessed using the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) before the MMI or written information. STAI-state (STAI-S) was repeated after the application of the MMI or written information. All patients underwent D&C by the same gynecologist. Following D&C, patient satisfaction and procedural pain were ranked using a Likert scale and Visual Analogue Scale.

Results

Post-informational STAI-S score was significantly lower than the pre-informational STAI-S score in the video group (p<0.001), whereas no significant change occurred in STAI-S score in the control group (p=0.210). The satisfaction rate of the patients receiving MMI before the D&C was significantly higher than the satisfaction rate of the controls (75% vs. 50%, p=0.027).

Conclusion

Implementation of MMI before the D&C procedure is associated with less anxiety, less severe postoperative pain and improved patients satisfaction, compared to the conventional written information.

SUBMITTER: Yilmaz G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7881420 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The role of video-based multimedia information in reduction of anxiety before dilatation and curettage.

Yilmaz Gulseren G   Akca Aysu A   Ay Necmiye N   Koroglu Nadiye N   Omaygenc Derya Ozden DO   Ozdemir Ismail I   Salihoglu Ziya Z  

Northern clinics of Istanbul 20201123 1


<h4>Objective</h4>Considerable amount of women undergoing dilatation and curettage (D&C) are subject to preoperative anxiety. We hypothesized that the implementation of video-based multimedia information (MMI) before the D&C might facilitate patients' education and provide clear information regarding the procedure. This study aimed to compare the impact of video-based MMI and conventional written information on anxiety, pain severity, and satisfaction in patients undergoing D&C.<h4>Methods</h4>S  ...[more]

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