Comparison of Routine Education and Video CD on Anxiety Level before General Surgery

Anxiety is one of the psychological problems before surgery. Providing information and training of patients are vital components of nursing care for reducing anxiety level. This study was performed aiming at comparing routine education and Video CD on anxiety level before general surgery. In this study, 60 surgery candidate patients were randomly assigned into three 20 person groups. All patients completed demographic data and Spielberger questionnaires in their admission day. Then, Patients’ education was performed by two methods of lecture and video CD in the day before surgery. Then, patients again completed Spielberger questionnaire two hours before surgery. Data were analyzed using t-, ANOVA, and Tukey tests. A p<0.05 was considered significant. The mean total score of anxiety in three groups, in the day before surgery had no significant difference (p=0.51), but, a significant difference was seen among the three groups, in terms of anxiety 2 hour before surgery (p<0.032). Also, Tukey test showed a significant difference between the education and control groups (p<0.01). The results of this study showed that both routine and video CD educations decrease anxiety level before surgery. It is suggested that these educations to be placed in nursing care before surgery.