Determining the anxiety of patients undergoing spinal surgery before and after mobile-based training Download PDF

Introduction and aim: Surgery is one of the most anxious events that may occur during each person's life on the other hand, spinal anesthesia is one of the methods in which time, quality and outcome are superior to other methods. Therefore, regarding the destructive effects of anxiety on mental conditions on one hand and the physical effects of anxiety on the other hand, the aim of the present study is to determine the anxiety of patients undergoing spinal surgery before and after mobile-based training. Methods: In this research, which is a quasi-experimental study, the samples were divided into two groups including a test group (mobile training group) and control group (routine training) (each group contains 40 people) Data collection tools included demographic profile, disease data form and Spielberger situational anxiety inventory questionnaire were completed in both groups the night before the surgery (before the training in the experimental group), the morning of the day of the surgery (after training in the experimental group) and two hours after surgery in both of the experimental and control groups. Findings: The result of covariance analysis indicated that, by controlling the anxiety score before surgery, the mean of anxiety score was significantly lower in the mobile training group than in the control group. (P<0/001) Discussion and Conclusion: Mobile-based training before surgery has been effective in reducing the anxiety of patients undergoing surgery by the spinal method. Due to the effectiveness of this method in retention and saving time, it is recommended to use this method in training.