The effect of watching live arthroscopic views on postoperative anxiety of patients |
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Authors: | Ahmet Bayar İbrahim Tuncay Nuray Atasoy Hilal Ayoğlu Selçuk Keser Ahmet Ege |
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Institution: | 1. Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji, Zonguldak Karaelmas üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Hastanesi, 67600, Kozlu, Zonguldak, Turkey 2. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, Konya Sel?uk University, Konya, Turkey 3. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Kozlu, Turkey 4. Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, School of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Kozlu, Turkey
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Abstract: | Surgery is a stressful experience. Many minor interventions have been shown to cause considerable anxiety in patients, but
whether arthroscopy leads to such anxiety is not well-known. Methods for lowering perioperative anxiety have been sought and
listening to music or watching a movie have been recommended. The method of permitting patients to watch their own endoscopy
has been studied infrequently. Our aim in this study was to find out the effect of watching simultaneous arthroscopic views
on postoperative anxiety. A total of 63 patients were randomly divided into two groups: those watching their own arthroscopy
formed group W, while patients that were only verbally informed formed group NW. The mean age of patients in both groups were
33 and 34, respectively. Meniscal surgery was the most commonly performed procedure (49/63 patients). The patients filled
in state scale of State-trait anxiety inventory (STAI) forms and the study questionnaire (SQ) prepared for this study, just
before and after the arthroscopy. Group W had significantly lower postoperative scores of STAI-S, whole questionnaire (Q-score) and all but one of individual statements in SQ. Having a previous operation history did not affect STAI scores. Age
and level of education was not correlated with any of the studied parameters either. The ratio of patients that were pleased
with the arthroscopy experience in group W and NW were 94 and 63%, respectively. Watching live arthroscopic views has led
to a significant decrease in postoperative anxiety and worries about the surgery and the postoperative period, while increasing
overall understanding and satisfaction of the patient. |
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Keywords: | Arthroscopy Knee joint Anxiety Live video State-trait anxiety inventory |
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