The effect of brochure based training on anxiety, pain and life findings for patients who will undergo a laparoscopic cholecystectomy

This study was performed to investigate the effect of the brochure-based training on pain, anxiety and life findings in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The data of the quasi-experimental study were collected from all patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy between January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018 at Mardin Midyat State Hospital. When the confidence interval was calculated as 95% in the known sample universe, the number of patients to be included in the study was 62. The patients were divided into two groups as control (n = 31) and experiment (n = 31). Patients were selected by random sampling method. The groups were homogenous. The data were collected by face-to-face interview method by the researcher using the patient identification form, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Visual Analog Scale and the evaluation of life findings. Patients who had laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the experimental group were given brochure training. The forms were completed before and 24 hours after surgery. This brochure training lasted 40 minutes. The control group received routine nursing practice, and the both groups were given brochure booklet after making them fill in the forms 24 hours before and after the operation. Data were analyzed with SPSS 22 software package, number, percentage, Chi square, t test and correlation findings. Necessary permissions were obtained from SANKO University Clinical Research Ethics Committee and Mardin Provincial Health Directorate for the research. According to the findings obtained in the study, there was a statistically significant difference, (p <0,05) in the anxiety levels of the patients in the hospital anxiety / depression scale and there was a statistically insignificant difference in depression (p> 0,05), statistically significant difference in pain values (p<0.05) presented slight positive results in life findings, although not statistically significant. We recommend that the training programs be planned for patients and health care workers to reduce the anxiety levels before and after surgery, together with the training on nan-pharmacological methods for reducing the pain levels of patients who will have laparoscopic cholecystectomy.