The Effect of Video-supported Education on Anxiety Levels and the ICU Experience

NCT06801145 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: B.30.2.ATA.0.01.00/363
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 110
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was conducted to examine the effects of video-assisted education about the intensive care process on intensive care experiences and anxiety levels of patients scheduled for open-heart surgery. Research Hypotheses H01: Video-assisted education regarding the intensive care process provided to patients undergoing open heart surgery does not affect their experiences of intensive care. H1: Video-assisted education regarding the intensive care process provided to patients undergoing open heart surgery does affect their experiences of intensive care. H02: Video-assisted education regarding the intensive care process provided to patients undergoing open heart surgery does not affect patients' anxiety levels. H2: Video-assisted education regarding the intensive care process provided to patients undergoing open heart surgery does affect patients' anxiety levels.

Conditions

Open Heart Surgery

Keywords

BYPASS; OPEN HEART SUNGERY; Anxiety; patient education; intensive care experience

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Intensive care experience

  Intensive care experience will be evaluated with the Intensive Care Experience Scale. The scale has been developed to evaluate the experiences of patients in the intensive care unit.10 of the scale questions evaluate the frequency of the emotional condition in which the patient live, while the other 9 evaluate the compliance of the patient to intensive care. The substances prepared to evaluate the harmony of the patient in intensive care; Scored between 1 and 5.

  24 hours after arriving from intensive care care

• Anxiety level

  Anxiety level will be evaluated with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was first developed by Spielberger and colleagues in 1971, and its Turkish adaptation was completed by Öner and Le Compte in 1985. The scale consists of a total of 40 items and two separate subscales. The first 20 items assess individuals' state anxiety levels, while the remaining 20 items assess trait anxiety levels.

  48 hours before surgery, 24 hours before surgery, 24 hours after intensive care unit

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Video training will be provided 48 hours before the surgery.

Other: Education with Video

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

This group will receive no intervention other than the applied scales; only standard nursing care will be maintained.

Interventions

Education with Video OTHER

Patients in the experimental group will be trained by the researcher 48 hours before the surgery with a video providing information about the intensive care process.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients aged 18 and over,
• Cognitively competent,
• Communicative and cooperative,
• Patients undergoing planned surgery (patients not admitted for emergency surgery),
• Patients without a psychiatric diagnosis,
• Patients with sensory impairments such as vision, hearing, or speech,
• Patients with stable hemodynamic status in the clinic,
• Patients who volunteered to participate in the study were included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who did not volunteer to participate,
• Patients whose surgery was canceled,
• Patients who underwent emergency surgery,
• Patients who underwent combined bypass and valve surgery,
• Patients with previous intensive care experience,
• Patients who developed complications before, during, or after surgery were excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Zeynep Turak: lead

Study Sites (1)

Atatürk University

Erzurum, Yakutiye, 25240, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Educational Status; Videotape Recording

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics; Tape Recording; Audiovisual Aids; Educational Technology; Technology; Technology, Industry, and Agriculture; Television

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 10, 2024
• First Posted: January 30, 2025
• Study Start: October 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 30, 2024
• Study Completion: June 30, 2024
• Last Updated: December 15, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)