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Mohammadi E, Amini N, Omidvar S, Moslemi A, Alhoseini M S, Vabak F. Investigating the Effectiveness of Pre-Operative Face-to-Face Training on the Anxiety Levels of Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery. J Arak Uni Med Sci 2025; 28 (4) :232-237
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Elham Mohammadi1 
, Nazanin Amini2 , Safoora Omidvar3 , Azam Moslemi4 , Maede Sadat Alhoseini3 , Faeze Vabak5
, Nazanin Amini2 , Safoora Omidvar3 , Azam Moslemi4 , Maede Sadat Alhoseini3 , Faeze Vabak5
1- MSc of Nursing, Department of Paramedicine, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
2- Department of Paramedicine, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran ,nazaninamini69@yahoo.com
3- Department of Paramedicine, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
4- Department of Biostatistic, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Arak university of Medical sciences, Arak, Iran
5- Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Arak University of Medical Sciences Arak, Iran
2- Department of Paramedicine, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran ,
3- Department of Paramedicine, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
4- Department of Biostatistic, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Arak university of Medical sciences, Arak, Iran
5- Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Arak University of Medical Sciences Arak, Iran
Abstract: (255 Views)
Introduction: Cataract is one of the common causes of disability in the elderly. Candidates for cataract surgery, like any other type of surgery, experience a lot of anxiety, and this anxiety has an adverse effect on their psychological, physiological and post-operative recovery. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of pre-operative education on the level of anxiety of cataract surgery candidates.
Methods: In this educational experiment, 80 patients who were candidates for cataract surgery were divided into two experimental and control groups using available sampling method. The patients in the test group received the educational intervention and the patients in the control group received the usual ward care. The anxiety levels of the two groups were determined using the Spielberger questionnaire during hospitalization, after surgery, and upon entering the ward. These levels were then compared between the two groups. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Fisher's exact test, Levene's test, Chi-square test, and T-test.
Results: The results did not show a statistically significant difference between the test and control groups before the educational intervention in terms of overt anxiety (p = 0.54) and anxiety (p = 0.20), but after the implementation of the educational intervention, the results showed a statistically significant difference between the two test and control groups in terms of the mean of overt anxiety (p = 0.00) and hidden anxiety (p = 0.002).
Conclusions: The implementation of pre-operative educational intervention leads to the reduction of post-operative patients' anxiety, hence it is suggested that training be performed as a low-cost and effective method in pre-operative care.
Methods: In this educational experiment, 80 patients who were candidates for cataract surgery were divided into two experimental and control groups using available sampling method. The patients in the test group received the educational intervention and the patients in the control group received the usual ward care. The anxiety levels of the two groups were determined using the Spielberger questionnaire during hospitalization, after surgery, and upon entering the ward. These levels were then compared between the two groups. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Fisher's exact test, Levene's test, Chi-square test, and T-test.
Results: The results did not show a statistically significant difference between the test and control groups before the educational intervention in terms of overt anxiety (p = 0.54) and anxiety (p = 0.20), but after the implementation of the educational intervention, the results showed a statistically significant difference between the two test and control groups in terms of the mean of overt anxiety (p = 0.00) and hidden anxiety (p = 0.002).
Conclusions: The implementation of pre-operative educational intervention leads to the reduction of post-operative patients' anxiety, hence it is suggested that training be performed as a low-cost and effective method in pre-operative care.
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