Does a 30-minute introductory visit to the operating room reduce patients’ anxiety before elective surgery? A prospective controlled observational study
Zеinab Asilian Bidgoli, Zohreh Sadat, Mohammadreza Zarei, Nеda Mirbaghеr Ajorpaz, Masoumеh Hossеinian · 2023
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Zeinab Bidgoli and four co-authors test whether touring an operating room calms surgery patients in a 2023 paper. Fear before elective surgery often comes from the unknown setting and unclear expectations. About a hundred anxious patients at a teaching hospital in Iran were split into three groups. One toured the room in person for thirty minutes the day before. One took a live virtual tour for the same time. The third got routine care.
Everyone filled an anxiety questionnaire the day before and again two hours before surgery. Groups started out statistically alike. The design lets the authors compare whether seeing the room, in person or on screen, eases pre-surgery fear.
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| CREATOR | Zеinab Asilian Bidgoli, Zohreh Sadat, Mohammadreza Zarei, Nеda Mirbaghеr Ajorpaz, Masoumеh Hossеinian |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |