Investigating the Effect of Educational Film Presentation on the Anxiety Level of Mothers Visiting the Preoperative Anesthesia Clinic
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Bita Malekianzadeh
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Saghar Samimi Sadeh
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Babak Eslami
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Abbas Ostadalipour
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Parastou Ariana
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Nima Nazari
Abstract
With the increasing number of pediatric surgeries and the transfer of caregiving roles to parents, appropriate preparation and reduction of their stress levels for proper care of children before and after surgery is essential. If parental anxiety can be reduced through various methods, not only can it improve parental performance and their comfort, but it can also prevent the impact of anxiety on the child. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of educational film presentation on the anxiety level of mothers visiting the obstetric anesthesia clinic at the Children's Medical Center in 2020. This study was a randomized double-blind controlled trial conducted as an intervention. Sampling was done randomly, and the study population consisted of two groups of 38 individuals, whose children were candidates for MRI. The intervention group watched the educational film, while the second group served as the control group. Subsequently, their anxiety levels were assessed and compared using the Beck Anxiety Inventory. The data were entered into SPSS Ver. 21 software and analyzed accordingly. The mean age of mothers in this study was 33.41 years with a standard deviation of 7 years. The mean age of children was 3.79 years with a standard deviation of 3.4 years. Among the children, 30 were girls (39.5%) and 46 were boys (60.5%). The mean age of girls was 4.35 years with a standard deviation of 4.16 years, while the mean age of boys was 3.433 years with a standard deviation of 2.787 years. Overall, 39 participants (50.6%) watched the educational film, while 38 participants (49.4%) were in the control group. The mean score of anxiety level according to the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was 9.47 with a standard deviation of 9.77. The level of anxiety was significantly higher in the intervention group who watched the educational film compared to the control group (P=0.012). The results of the present study indicated that parental anxiety increased after watching the educational video on anesthesia methods. It is recommended that alternative strategies be considered for reducing parental anxiety in future studies.
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| Issue | Vol 61 No 12 (2023) | |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18502/acta.v61i12.16371 | |
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| Educational film presentation Maternal anxiety Pediatric anesthesia | ||
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