Anxiety, Non-Pharmacological Interventions, Postoperative Pain Management
Conditions
Keywords
Postoperative Pain Management, Anxiety, Non-Pharmacological Interventions
Brief summary
The aim of this randomized prospective study is to examine the effect of preoperative family hugging (for at least 20 seconds) on preoperative anxiety levels and postoperative pain. The main question the study aims to answer is: * Does preoperative hugging reduce anxiety levels? * Does preoperative hugging reduce postoperative pain scores? Anxiety and pain scores will be evaluated between patients who hugged and those who did not hug their family members before surgery, and whether hugging has an effect will be assessed.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPatients will be given the opportunity to hug family members for at least 20 seconds before the surgery.
Patients will be given the opportunity to hug family members for at least 20 seconds before the surgery.
OTHERThe standard anesthesia protocol will be followed
The standard anesthesia protocol will be followed
Sponsors
University of Health Sciences Balikesir Hospital Eduation and Research
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 18-75 years of age * ASA 1 and ASA-2 patients
Exclusion criteria
* emergency surgery * malignancy surgery * neurological and psychiatric illnesses * chronic pain * substance abuse
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Does preoperative hugging reduce anxiety levels? | Preoperative STAI-I and STAI-II anxiety levels of patients will be measured. The relationship between the groups will be evaluated. | Preoperative The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) I and STAI-II anxiety levels of patients will be measured. This scale gives scores between 20 and 80. The significance of these differences between groups will be evaluated. A higher score indicates a higher anxiety level. The clinically significant score for STAI anxiety level is stated as 39-40. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Does preoperative hugging reduce postoperative pain scores? | Postoperative NRS pain scores of patients at 30 minutes and 6 hours will be examined. The relationship between the groups will be evaluated. | Postoperative NRS pain scores of patients at 30 minutes and 6 hours will be examined. It usually ranges from 0 to 10; 0 represents "no pain" and 10 represents "the most severe pain imaginable". The relationship between the groups will be evaluated. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed