Effectiveness of Pre-Procedural Teaching on Levels of Anxiety among Patients Undergoing Gi Endoscopy

Abstract

Anxiety (state and trait) is one of the emotional and behavioural characteristics that may vary from person
to person, sometimes due to which person’s body system, physiological parameters and satisfaction vary.
One of the important diagnostic tool for examine the upper gastro intestinal tract is endoscopy which is
usually done for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes, which may create procedural anxiety among patients.
Methodology: Quasi experimental (control group pretest- posttest) design was carried out among 107 (55 in
experimental group and 52 in control group) patients undergone GI endoscopy, which were selected through
systematic random sampling. Data was collected by using State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Anxiety). Results:
Mostlysample in both the group did not had any previous knowledge regarding endoscopy procedure.
(67.2%) (80%) sample had moderate state and trait anxiety in experimental group whereas (71.2%) (80.8%)
had moderate state and trait anxiety in control group, before going to GI endoscopy procedure respectively.
The post exposure mean score of the experimental group was lower than the post exposure mean score of
the control group, state anxiety (37.42 and 53.17) and trait anxiety (43.62 and 50.29) this difference was
significant.Conclusion: Pre-procedural teaching was effective in alleviating the anxiety (state and trait) level
of patients in experimental group as compared to the control group of patients underwent GI endoscopy.