Watching a movie or listening to music is effective in managing perioperative anxiety and pain: a randomised controlled trial - Takeaways - MDSpire

Watching a movie or listening to music is effective in managing perioperative anxiety and pain: a randomised controlled trial

  • By

  • Hafize Demirci

  • Sebastiaan L. van der Storm

  • Nathalie J. Huizing

  • Morgianne Fräser

  • Sjoerd A. S. Stufkens

  • Rover Krips

  • Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs

  • Esther Z. Barsom

  • Marlies P. Schijven

  • October 28, 2023

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    Perioperative anxiety significantly increases post-operative pain, negatively affecting healing and recovery.

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    Anxiolytic drugs are effective for anxiety but can complicate same-day discharge due to side effects.

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    Audio distraction (AD) and audio-visual distraction (AVD) are alternative techniques that effectively reduce anxiety and pain.

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    The study compares the effects of AVD using the HappyMed® system and AD on anxiety and perceived pain in same-day orthopaedic surgeries.

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    Primary outcome measures include anxiety levels assessed before and after surgery using the STAI-6 scale.

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Watching a movie or listening to music is effective in managing perioperative anxiety and pain: a randomised controlled trial

  • by Hafize Demirci, Sebastiaan L. van der Storm, Nathalie J. Huizing, Morgianne Fräser, Sjoerd A. S. Stufkens, Rover Krips, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs, Esther Z. Barsom, Marlies P. Schijven

  • October 28, 2023

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