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Reducing State Anxiety Using Working Memory Maintenance
Published on: July 19, 2017
The effect of a pre-procedure information video on anxiety levels in patients undergoing hysterosalpingography: A
Selçuk Erkılınç1, Nazlı Aksoy Kala2, Meryem Kuru Pekcan2
1Clinic of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Health Sciences, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Objective:
To evaluate the effect of a pre-procedural information video on anxiety levels in patients undergoing hysterosalpingography (HSG).
Material And Methods:
Among a total of 131 primary or secondary infertile patients, 66 were shown an information video and 67 control patients received standard care between August 2014 and January 2016. The video included information on the procedure, personnel, and the room for the procedure; the video was shown on the morning of the procedure. Patients were randomized using the complete randomization technique through which patients were included in the study and control groups week by week, randomly. The Beck Anxiety Inventory scale was conducted to the patients one hour before the procedure.
Results:
There were no differences in demographic data. The history of previous gynecologic operations was higher in the control group. The Beck Anxiety score was significantly lower in the study group compared with the control group (6 vs 10).
Conclusion:
Our findings suggest that as an easy intervention to implement, a pre-procedural video education may be a beneficial tool for the management of HSG-related anxiety.
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