The Effect of Information and Coping With Anxiety Training Given to Women Before Hysterectomy on Their Level of Anxiety

NCT05436691 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: MersinCity
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 59
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Purpose: In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of information and coping with anxiety training given to women before they undergo hysterectomy on their anxiety levels. Design and Methods: The parallel group post-test randomized controlled experimental design was used in the study. The study sample comprised 59 women.

Conditions

Hysterectomy; Anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Anxiety was assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Scale.

  The total score obtained from both scales varies between 20 and 80. It states that 0-19 points mean no anxiety, 20-39 points mean mild, 40-59 points mean moderate, 60-79 points mean severe anxiety, and individuals with a score of 60 and above need professional help

  preoperative

Study Arms (2)

Information and Coping with Anxiety Training Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group received information and coping with anxiety training by an instructor.

Other: Information and Coping with Anxiety Training

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention was applied to the control group.Data were collected from the control group simultaneously with the study group.

Interventions

Information and Coping with Anxiety Training OTHER

Informing and Coping with Anxiety Training was given to the experimental group before the operation through a prepared booklet.The information booklet about the training was created by the researchers by reviewing the current literature. The booklet provides information for patients scheduled for hysterectomy about how to cope with surgery-related anxiety. The booklet provides information on what the hysterectomy is, why it is performed, what risks it has, what should be done before, during and after the hysterectomy, what rules the patient should comply with after hysterectomy, in which cases she should present to the health institution, what changes she might experience in her social, physical, sexual and emotional life after the surgery. The booklet also provides information about discharge training and coping with anxiety.

Information and Coping with Anxiety Training Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: being a woman depending on the hysterectomy surgery
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• agreeing to participate in the study,
• being able to speak and understand Turkish,
• being in the age group of 18-65 years,
• being admitted to the aforementioned clinic with a planned hysterectomy surgery,
• not having any health problems preventing the person from hearing and speaking,
• being conscious, being oriented and cooperated,
• not having received any training on hysterectomy before the surgery and during discharge.

You may not qualify if:

• not agreeing to participate in the study,
• not being able to speak and understand Turkish,
• being under the age group of 18 years,
• not being admitted to the aforementioned clinic with a planned hysterectomy surgery,
• having any health problems preventing the person from hearing and speaking,
• not being conscious, being oriented and cooperated,
• having received any training on hysterectomy before the surgery and during discharge.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mersin Training and Research Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Mersin University

Mersin, 33343, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Coping Skills

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MSc, Nurse, Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 22, 2022
• First Posted: June 29, 2022
• Study Start: July 15, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2018
• Study Completion: December 15, 2018
• Last Updated: March 21, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)