Nursing Interventions to Reduce Anxiety Before Cataract Surgery: A Comparative Study
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Introduction: People undergo cataract surgery experience anxiety about the surgical process, aggravating complications such as pain, nausea, longer recovery. Presurgical education is essential as part of standardized nursing care. Purpose: to measure the effectiveness of a nursing educational intervention through an informative video to reduce presurgical anxiety. Methods: 147 patients randomly selected into an intervention group (video display) and a control group (standard care). Anxiety was measured using The Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) and the Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A). The impact of the video on the anxiety and post-surgical complications was studied. Findings: 59.2% women, 40.8% men, 77.6% basic studies, 85.7% previous surgeries and 55% moderate anxiety. A 30% reduction in anxiety was observed in the experimental group. Video recommended by 100% of the patients. Conclusions: Audiovisual material is useful in the nursing care process as an educational support tool that improves the surgical experience.