The Effects of Preoperative Video-Assisted Education on Anxiety and Comfort After Breast Cancer Surgery: Nonrandomized Controlled Study

• Published in: Journal of perianesthesia nursing 2024-12, Vol.39 (6), p.999-1005
• Main Authors: Güzel, Neriman, Yava, Ayla, Koyuncu, Aynur
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; anxiety; Anxiety - prevention & control; Anxiety - psychology; breast cancer surgery; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms - surgery; comfort; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; nurse; Patient Comfort - methods; Patient Education as Topic - methods; Preoperative Care - methods; Surveys and Questionnaires; Video Recording - methods; video-assisted education
• ISSN: 1089-9472; 1532-8473; 1532-8473
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2024.01.017

This study aimed to determine the effects of video-assisted education given before breast cancer surgery on patients' anxiety and comfort. A nonrandomized, controlled, quasi-experimental model was used. The study was conducted in the general surgery clinic of a public hospital. Seventy patients voluntarily participated in the study, 35 of them were in the Control (CG) and 35 of them were in the Experimental Group (EG). While routine treatment and care were given to CG, a video-assisted education was also provided to EG. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and General Comfort Questionnaire (GCQ). The patients in both groups filled in the STAI and GCQ on the first day preoperatively, STAI-S and GCS on the second postoperative day and STAI-S on the tenth day after surgery. P  .05). Postoperative second and tenth-day anxiety scores were significantly higher in CG (43.97 ± 9.42 and 39.45 ± 3.88) compared to EG (33.29 ± 4.94 and 33.31 ± 3.01) (P