The use of a heating pad to reduce anxiety, pain, and distress during cystoscopy in female patients
- Authors
- Kim, Hyun Ju; Kim, Jong Wook; Park, Hong Seok; Moon, Du Geon; Lee, Jeong Gu; Oh, Mi Mi
- Issue Date
- 10월-2019
- Publisher
- SPRINGER LONDON LTD
- Keywords
- Heating pad; Cystoscopy; Anxiety; Pain; Distress
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, v.30, no.10, pp.1705 - 1710
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL
- Volume
- 30
- Number
- 10
- Start Page
- 1705
- End Page
- 1710
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/62700
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00192-018-3786-0
- ISSN
- 0937-3462
- Abstract
- Introduction and hypothesis This study evaluated the effects of using a heating pad during cystoscopy on anxiety, pain, and distress in female patients. Methods Seventy-four female patients who underwent rigid cystoscopy between January 2017 and August 2017 were randomized to either the experimental group using a heating pad (n = 37) or the control group using a pad without heat (n = 37). In the experimental group, a heating pad was applied to the patient's sacrum during cystoscopy. All patients completed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-S (STAI-S, 20-80) before and after the procedure and assessed their degree of pain and distress after the procedure using a visual analog scale (0-10). Systolic and diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate were also measured before and after the procedure. Results Demographic characteristics, mean age, procedure duration, and pre- and post-procedural systolic and diastolic blood pressures and pulse rate were statistically similar between the experimental and control groups. The mean STAI-S score of the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group (33.1 +/- 10.1 vs 48.2 +/- 11.1, p < 0.001). The experimental group had significantly lower pain and distress scores (visual analog scale, 3.8 +/- 1.6 and 3.8 +/- 1.8 respectively,) than the control group (6.4 +/- 1.9 and 6.3 +/- 2.1 respectively, both p < 0.001). Conclusions Using a heating pad during cystoscopy significantly reduced female patients' anxiety, pain, and distress. We found this to be a safe, simple, and effective tool to use during cystoscopy.
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