The effect of education provided by midwives to patients who will undergo endometrial biopsy on anxiety

Authors : Şerife Nur, Ayşe Çuvadar

Pages : 650-658

Doi:10.18663/tjcl.1507527

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Publication Date : 2024-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of education provided by a midwife to patients undergoing endometrial biopsy on anxiety levels. Material and Methods: The sample of the pre-test post-test measurement randomized controlled study consisted of 64 women who applied to Pursaklar State Hospital Gynecology Outpatient Clinic between June and December 2023, with planned endometrial biopsy due to abnormal uterine bleeding. Data of the study were collected using \\\"Personal Information Form\\\" and \\\"Beck Anxiety Scale\\\". Pre-test was applied to women in both groups. Education was provided to women in the experimental group by a midwife researcher face-to-face, interactive, question-answer, and demonstration methods within 30-40 minutes, using the Biopsy Education Booklet prepared in accordance with literature review. After the procedure, post- test Beck Anxiety Scale was administered to both groups. Study data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences-SPSS 26 software package. The significance value of statistical tests was evaluated as p<0.05. Results: The mean post-test \\\"Beck Anxiety Scale\\\" scores of women in the experimental group were found to be 23.51±4.14 (min=21.0, max=39.0), and those of women in the control group were 30.78±9.46 (min=21.0, max=60.0). A statistically significant difference was observed between the post-test Beck Anxiety Scale (Z=-3.939, p=0.001) and all subscale scores of women in the experimental and control groups after education. Conclusion: It was concluded that the education provided before the endometrial biopsy was effective in reducing patients\\\' anxiety levels.
Keywords : Anksiyete, Ebe, Eğitim, Endometrial Biyopsi, Hasta.