The Effects of Interactive Multimedia Education on Pre-surgery Anxiety in Gynecologic Laparotomy Patients

• Main Authors: Wang, Ching-Wan, 王菁莞
• Other Authors: Lin, Yu-Hua
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/54841285720377348333

碩士 === 義守大學 === 管理學院管理碩士在職專班 === 101 === The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Interactive Multimedia Education program on Pre-surgery Anxiety in gynecologic laparotomy patients. This study Applied Quasi-experimental design. Eligible sample recruited from a hospital in Kaohsiung. Inclusion criteria were above 18 old, and will be received gynecologic laparotomy. Outcome measurements included state-trait anxiety inventory, social support, disease related data, and personal demographics. Participants were distributed into with a multimedia education group (n=100) or with pamphlet group (n=100). Participants in the multimedia education group was given the information related surgery and discussed their problems with researcher. The control group was given a pamphlet related gynecologic laparotomy as usual. We examined outcome indicators before nursing intervention and follow up at one hour after nursing intervention. The results indicated that following a Mann-Whitney U test for pre and post test differences comparison, the results indicated that participants in the multimedia education group were had a lower state-trait anxiety (p < .001) and VAS anxiety (p < .001), when compared with the pamphlet group. The Wilcoxon test indicated that participants in the pamphlet group, had a lower state-trait anxiety (p < .001) and VAS anxiety (p < .001) when compared with the pre test. This study demonstrated that multimedia education is an effectiveness intervention for decreasing pre surgery anxiety in gynecologic laparotomy patients.