The effect of video and written education on patients who undergo coronary angiography

Coronary angiography (CAG) is an important intervention for the diagnosis of heart diseases and it may increase anxiety of patients. This study was planned as a three groups, quasi-experimental model to investigate the effect of video and written education on anxiety of patients before coronary angiography. Study group consisted of patients, who would undergo CAG at Cukurova University Medical Faculty Department of Cardiology between October 2015 and May 2016; and samples were selected in the same time slot by using block randomization. Thirty patients in written education group, 30 patients in video education group and 30 patients in control group were included in the study and a total of 90 patients were appropriate for criteria. Personal information form (PIF) was used to collect the patients' demographic data and State Triat Anxiety Inventary (STAI) was used to evaluate the grade of anxiety. The state anxiety scale was applied again after the training and after the CAG procedure. In addition, physiological parameters (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse, respiratory) of the patients were measured before education, after education and after the procedure. Finally, Visuel Analogue Scale (VAS) was performed after the procedure for patient satisfaction. IBM SPSS Statistics Version 20.0 was used for statistical analysis. A statistically significant difference was found between the control group and the education groups (video education and written education) in terms of post-training state anxiety, satisfaction and average scores of physiological parameters (p <0.005). ). Compared to the written education group (44,23±3,97), the average state anxiety score of the video training group was found to be lower (41,67 ± 4,73). As a result; it has been determined that the video and written education given by the nurses prior to planned CAG procedure, reduced the anxiety of patients, affected the physiological parameters positively and increased the patient satisfaction. Key Words: Anxiety, Coronary Angiography, Video Education, Written Education