The Effect of Comedy Film on Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Pain Level.

NCT ID: NCT05424991

Last Updated: 2022-07-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 176 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-10-05
• Study Completion Date: 2022-06-22

Brief Summary

When we look at the literature, studies examining the effect of having patients watch comedy films on anxiety and pain are limited. However, it was observed that the anxiety and pain levels of oncology patients who underwent surgery decreased by watching comedy movies. Therefore, in order to use the healing effects of humor, our study was planned to determine the effect of watching comedy films on the level of anxiety and postoperative pain in patients undergoing abdominal surgery.

Detailed Description

Whether it is major surgery or minor surgery, preoperative anxiety is observed in all patients in the preoperative period. A high level of anxiety causes many physiological and psychological problems in the body and causes an increase in sympathetic and endocrine system stimuli. Among the physiological and psychological problems seen, many conditions such as recovery time, quality of life, health care expenditures, vital signs and well-being are negatively affected. Therefore, many applications can be used to reduce the level of anxiety before surgery. With humor, which is one of them, the anxiety levels of the patients can be reduced and they can manage their stress management better. In addition to reducing the level of anxiety before the operation, the experience of post-operative pain is one of the important problems experienced by the patients. Pain complaints are a general problem in the postoperative period in abdominal surgeries. The usefulness of using supportive complementary and alternative therapies in addition to pharmacological treatments in postoperative pain management is emphasized in the literature. Among these non-pharmacological treatments, it is stated that humor and laughter increase tolerance to pain and have positive effects on mood. Humor and laughter not only increase pain tolerance, but also reduce fear, anxiety and anger, and help lower the level of anxiety. Therefore, in order to use the healing effects of humor, our study was planned to determine the effect of watching comedy films on the level of anxiety and postoperative pain in patients undergoing abdominal surgery.

Conditions

General Surgery; Anxiety; Pain

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: QUADRUPLE

Study Groups

comedy movie group

The anxiety level of the patients in the experimental group was measured. Afterwards, each patient watched a comedy movie for 25 minutes. Anxiety levels were re-measured 25 minutes after watching the comedy movie. Pain levels were measured after the anesthesia effect disappeared in the postoperative period. Afterwards, each patient watched a comedy movie for 25 minutes. Pain levels were re-measured 25 minutes after watching the comedy movie.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

comedy movie group

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The patients watched the collage videos of Turkish cinema Yeşilçam comedy films created by the researchers for 25 minutes. The videos were created by making collages from videos on youtube.

No treatment group

In the follow-up of the patient, no application was made other than clinical protocols. Anxiety scale was filled preoperatively, and anxiety level was evaluated again 25 minutes later. Pain level was evaluated in the postoperative period. Pain levels were evaluated again at the end of the same period with the experimental group without any intervention.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

comedy movie group

The patients watched the collage videos of Turkish cinema Yeşilçam comedy films created by the researchers for 25 minutes. The videos were created by making collages from videos on youtube.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years and over,
• Defining the postoperative pain intensity of 4 and above,
• No cognitive problem
• Willing to participate in the research
• Having had Abdominal Surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

• with a communication barrier,
• Having an uncontrollable psychiatric disorder,

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Gurkan KAPIKIRAN

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Gurkan KAPIKIRAN

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Inonu University

Malatya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

2021/179

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id