Patients’ Evaluation of Intervention by a Medical Clown Visit or by Viewing a Humorous Film Following In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer
This study compared responses to an in-person clown visit and a humorous film following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Intervention was a 10-minute clown visit (n = 101) or 10-minute humorous video clip (n = 99). Demographic and fertility-related data and preintervention anxiety scores...
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doaj-dae5fefcf93b4f17b10109c167b19d182020-11-25T01:49:09ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine2156-58722156-58992017-01-012210.1177/2156587216629041Patients’ Evaluation of Intervention by a Medical Clown Visit or by Viewing a Humorous Film Following In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo TransferShevach Friedler MD0Saralee Glasser MA1Gila Levitan MPH2Dana Hadar MSc3Bat-El Sasi BA, RN4Liat Lerner-Geva MD, PhD5 Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research Ltd, Tel Hashomer, Israel The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research Ltd, Tel Hashomer, Israel The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research Ltd, Tel Hashomer, Israel Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelThis study compared responses to an in-person clown visit and a humorous film following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Intervention was a 10-minute clown visit (n = 101) or 10-minute humorous video clip (n = 99). Demographic and fertility-related data and preintervention anxiety scores were collected. Participants completed an Evaluation of Intervention form postintervention. There were no group differences on demographic or fertility-related data or anxiety scores. Findings indicate while participants viewed the intervention positively, the clown visit offered a higher degree of satisfaction in more patients than did the film. Median evaluation scores were significantly higher for the clown visit, specifically reducing anxiety level and being more distracting. Both groups reported that the exposure made the clinic experience more pleasant and did not bother them, and most would recommend incorporating the intervention in routine treatment. However, free-text comments clearly expressed greater enthusiasm to the in-person clown intervention than to the film.https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587216629041 |
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Shevach Friedler MD Saralee Glasser MA Gila Levitan MPH Dana Hadar MSc Bat-El Sasi BA, RN Liat Lerner-Geva MD, PhD Patients’ Evaluation of Intervention by a Medical Clown Visit or by Viewing a Humorous Film Following In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine |
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Shevach Friedler MD Saralee Glasser MA Gila Levitan MPH Dana Hadar MSc Bat-El Sasi BA, RN Liat Lerner-Geva MD, PhD |
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Patients’ Evaluation of Intervention by a Medical Clown Visit or by Viewing a Humorous Film Following In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer |
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Patients’ Evaluation of Intervention by a Medical Clown Visit or by Viewing a Humorous Film Following In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer |
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Patients’ Evaluation of Intervention by a Medical Clown Visit or by Viewing a Humorous Film Following In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer |
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Patients’ Evaluation of Intervention by a Medical Clown Visit or by Viewing a Humorous Film Following In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer |
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Patients’ Evaluation of Intervention by a Medical Clown Visit or by Viewing a Humorous Film Following In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer |
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patients’ evaluation of intervention by a medical clown visit or by viewing a humorous film following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer |
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Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine |
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This study compared responses to an in-person clown visit and a humorous film following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Intervention was a 10-minute clown visit (n = 101) or 10-minute humorous video clip (n = 99). Demographic and fertility-related data and preintervention anxiety scores were collected. Participants completed an Evaluation of Intervention form postintervention. There were no group differences on demographic or fertility-related data or anxiety scores. Findings indicate while participants viewed the intervention positively, the clown visit offered a higher degree of satisfaction in more patients than did the film. Median evaluation scores were significantly higher for the clown visit, specifically reducing anxiety level and being more distracting. Both groups reported that the exposure made the clinic experience more pleasant and did not bother them, and most would recommend incorporating the intervention in routine treatment. However, free-text comments clearly expressed greater enthusiasm to the in-person clown intervention than to the film. |
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