Can preoperative multimedia information provision decrease perioperative patient anxiety during regional anesthesia? A rondomized controlled trial

Objective: preoperative information provision is the most effective approach for alleviating the patient's anxiety during the operation. in this study,we aimed to investigate the effect of showing pre-recorded spinal anesthesia procedure video on perioperative anxiety of the patients undergoing surgery under spinal anesthesia. method: a total of 100 patients undergoing inguinal hernia operation under spinal anesthesia were allocated into study (group i,n=50) and control (group ii,n=50) groups. the study group watched an informative pre-recorded short film depicting the (had) anesthesia procedure. patient anxiety levels were assessed via visual analogue scale (vas),hospital anxiety depression scale (hads) and state trait anxiety inventory (stai). results: in the morning of the operation stai anxiety score was lower in the group i,(p=0.007). there was positive correlation between,the education level and the preoperative had anxiety scores of the patients (r=0.256,p=0.010),whereas the education levels and the postoperative stai anxiety scores were negatively correlated (r=0.256,p=0.008). significantly positive correlation was determined between preoperative vas scores and had anxiety (r=0.386,p=0.001),as well as stai anxiety scores (r=0.300,p=0.002). conclusion: preoperative multimedia information of the patients scheduled for the operation under spinal anesthesia had favorable effects on perioperative anxiety levels.