The Effect of the Stress Ball Applied Before Colocystectomy Surgery on Patients; Surgical Fear, Anxiety and Comfort.
- Conditions
- FearComfortCholecystitisStress
- Interventions
- Other: Stress Ball
- Registration Number
- NCT06345768
- Lead Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
- Brief Summary
Cholecystectomy is the most common major abdominal surgical procedure in western countries. Patients may experience fear and anxiety before surgery.
Stress ball, one of the distraction methods, is an effective method in providing cognitive focus. It is seen that the stress ball method is used to reduce patients' anxiety and pain. Squeezing the stress ball during the surgical procedure allows patients to have direct control over the object, increasing their sense of empowerment. In this way, it has a positive effect on anxiety and patient satisfaction without interfering with the surgical procedure.
In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the effect of preoperative use of stress ball on patients' fear, stress and comfort in order to determine the effect of stress ball applied before cholecystectomy surgery on patients' surgical fear, stress and comfort. It is thought that the data obtained as a result of the research will provide evidence for the effect of the stress ball, which is a non-pharmacological method used before the procedure, on fear, stress and comfort.
- Detailed Description
This study was planned to examine the effect of a stress ball applied to patients before laparoscopic cholecystectomy on preoperative anxiety, surgical fear and comfort. Patients were given a stress ball before the procedure, and the other group received routine care.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
- Patients hospitalised in surgical wards and undergoing cholecystectomy,
- Patients who voluntarily agree to participate in the study will be included.
- Mental retardation and any psychiatric disorder,
- Alcohol and drug addiction,
- Dementia, Alzheimer's disease etc. affecting cognitive functions,
- Patients who will undergo other operations other than cholecystectomy surgery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention Stress Ball Data will be collected in the waiting room before cholecystectomy surgery. A pre-test will be performed 30 minutes before the patient enters the operation. General Comfort Scale, Surgical Fear Scale and Stress Rating Scale will be applied 30 minutes before the operation. Stress ball application will be made to the patient for 15 minutes. At the end of the stress ball application, General Comfort Scale, Surgical Fear Scale and Stress Rating Scale will be applied to the patients again.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fear of surgery Just before surgery The scale consists of 8 items and is an 11-point Likert type, with each item scored
Comfort Just before surgery The scale contains a total of 48 items in four/six point Likert type; Four-point Likert type was preferred due to its ease of use. The highest total score that can be obtained from the scale is 192, and the lowest total score is 48.
Stress Just before surgery It was designed by researchers similar to the use of "Visual Analog Scale (VAS)". VAS is used to make measurable some values that cannot be measured numerically, which are evaluated by individuals by marking on a horizontal or vertical line of 10 cm or 100 mm, one end of which indicates that the individual is "very good" and the other end indicates that the individual is "very bad".
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Samsun Üniversitesi Klinik Araştırma Etik Kurulu
🇹🇷Samsun, Merkez, Turkey