Effect of Short Message Service Use on Anxiety

NCT04778098 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2020/P0244
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 82
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Background: Paticipants undergoing cataract surgery find postoperative medication management difficult and are anxious about this issue. Differences in the number of medications and frequency of administration can be lead to confusion in participants. Aims and objectives: The aim of this randomized-controlled study was to evaluate the effect of using SMS, which reminds about the intake of medication, on reducing postoperative anxiety in participants undergoing cataract surgery. Design: Randomized controlled study.

Conditions

Cataract

Keywords

anxiety; satisfaction; surgery; telenursing; text message

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• postoperative level of anxiety after cataract surgery

  The primary point of the study was defined as determining the effect of using SMS, reminding about the intake of medication, on reducing postoperative level of anxiety.

  24 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Level of patient satisfaction about received message after cataract surgery

  24 months

Study Arms (2)

SMS group

EXPERIMENTAL

After postoperative standard discharge education was provided to the patients in the SMS group, they were given an individualized written Postoperative Medication Reference Chart. The patient/relative, whose contact information was received, was informed that they would be reminded via text message (SMS). SMS reminders which were individualized according to the patient based on the doctor's directive, were sent to the patients in the SMS group by the researcher clinical nurse (A. Ş). SMS sending started on postoperative day 1 and ended on day seven. SAI was applied again to all patients who came to the outpatient clinic for control on postoperative day seven. Unlike the control group, the "Patient Satisfaction Form," which was prepared for the use of SMS reminders, was applied to the patients in the SMS group. Confirmation was obtained from the patients and their relatives that SMS reminders were received every day.

Other: Received SMS reminder

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

the Patient Identification Form and SAI were applied to patients in the control on the day of surgery (postoperative day 0). Routine discharge education was provided to all patients by clinical nurses. During the discharge of the patients in the control group, they were informed about the change of dressing on the next day (postoperative day one) and control in the outpatient clinic on postoperative day seven. The patients were given an individualized written Postoperative Medication Reference Chart indicating the dosage and application time of eye drops they must follow for seven days at home.

Interventions

Received SMS reminder OTHER

telenursing

SMS group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients who were adults, volunteered to participate in the study, accepted randomization, could communicate in Turkish, had a personal cell phone, could read text messages or were illiterate and had a relative to help them at home after discharge were included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients did not volunteered to participate in the study and had not a personal cell phone were excluded in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kırklareli University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kırklareli University

Kırklareli, 39100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cataract; Anxiety Disorders; Personal Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lens Diseases; Eye Diseases; Mental Disorders; Behavior

Study Officials

• Figen Dığın, PhD

  Kırklareli University, Kırklareli, Turkey

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 25, 2021
• First Posted: March 2, 2021
• Study Start: July 3, 2020
• Primary Completion: February 8, 2021
• Study Completion: February 8, 2021
• Last Updated: March 2, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)