The Effect of Brochure-Based Education on Patients Planned for Nose Surgery

The Effect of Brochure-Based Education on Surgical Fear and Anxiety in Patients Planned for Nose Surgery

The study was planned as a randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of brochure-based education on fear and anxiety in patients scheduled for nose surgery.It is planned to collect research data in Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Hospital otorhinolaryngology clinic between June 2022 and June 2023.The population of the research will be the patients who are hospitalized in the otorhinolaryngology clinic of the aforementioned hospital and are planned for nasal surgery. The sample of the study, on the other hand, will consist of 52 patients who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the study verbally and in writing.The data of the study were collected by using the Personal Information Form, the Surgical Fear Scale and the Surgical Anxiety Scale, which were prepared in line with the literature.The data will be analyzed with the SPSS package program.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years and over, 65 years and under,
• Being literate,
• To be able to understand and speak Turkish
• First time nose surgery,
• Agreeing to participate in the research.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having any psychiatric disorder that may reduce the ability to comprehend and understand
• The surgery was canceled for some reason.