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Video-Based Preoperative Education for Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Anal Fistula Surgery
Sponsor: Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University
Summary
This study evaluated whether video-based education before surgery could reduce anxiety and improve early recovery in patients undergoing anal fistula surgery under spinal anesthesia. A total of 72 adult patients participated in this randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups. The intervention group received standard preoperative information and watched an approximately 8-minute educational video explaining spinal anesthesia, the surgical procedure, pain management, and early postoperative recovery. The control group received standard verbal and written information only. The main objective was to determine whether video-based education reduced anxiety immediately before surgery, measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S). The study also evaluated other outcomes, including anxiety measured using another questionnaire (APAIS), postoperative pain, pain medication requirements, and patients' willingness to undergo spinal anesthesia again. The study aimed to investigate whether adding a short educational video to routine preoperative counseling could improve patients' psychological preparation and early perioperative experience.
Official title: Effect of Video-Based Perioperative Education on Preoperative Anxiety and Early Perioperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Anal Fistula Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
72
Start Date
2025-11-15
Completion Date
2026-08-30
Last Updated
2026-11-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Video-Based Perioperative Education
Participants in the intervention group received routine verbal and written preoperative information followed by an approximately 8-minute standardized animated educational video developed by the general surgery and anesthesiology teams. The video covered spinal anesthesia, patient positioning, monitoring, expected sensory and motor effects, perioperative sensations, general steps of anal fistula surgery, postoperative pain management, early mobilization, and recovery. The video was viewed once on a tablet device in a quiet preoperative area. Preoperative anxiety was reassessed approximately 30 minutes after the intervention using the STAI-S and APAIS questionnaires.
Locations (1)
Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Hospital
Afyonkarahisar, Turkey (Türkiye)