Subjects with abnormal uterine bleeding and scheduled for dilatation and curettage (D\&C) will be randomized to a multimedia-based education (MME group) or verbal information (Control group ) before (D\&C). State-Trait Anxiety Inventory will be asked by the nursing staff before and after multimedia-based education or verbal information to all patients. Then the patients will undergo (D\&C) at an office setting. The impact of MME on patient anxiety will be evaluated by statistical analysis.
Subjects with abnormal uterine bleeding and scheduled for dilatation and curettage (D\&C) with diagnostic or treatment purpose will be randomized to two intervention arms. Multimedia-education Group (MME group) and verbal information group (Control Group). Both groups will receive State-Trait Anxiety Inventory before and after education and then will undergo D\&C at an office setting. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory will be asked by the nursing staff. Multimedia-based education will be carried out using a 5 minutes video explaining the details of D\&C. D\&C will be carried out at office setting by an experienced gynecologist under sedation and analgesia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
102
Patients will receive a 5 minutes video education before D\&C
Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Please Enter the State Or Province, Turkey (Türkiye)
Change in State-Trait Anxiety Inventory score from baseline to watching video or verbal information
Total score for both State anxiety inventory and Trait anxiety score (Range: 20 to 80 points, higher values represent a worse outcome)
Time frame: 30 minutes before and 10 minutes after multimedia education/verbal information
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