Anxiety, Pain, and Satisfaction Related to First Vaginal Examination in Women

The Effect of Gynaecological Drape and Specially Developed Gynaecological Shorts on Anxiety, Pain, and Satisfaction Related to First Vaginal Examination in Women: a Randomised Controlled Study

The Effect of Gynaecological Drape and Specially Developed Gynaecological Shorts on Anxiety, Pain and Satisfaction Related to First Vaginal Examination in Women: A Randomised Controlled Study

Many women feel anxiety and pain about gynecological examination. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of gynaecological drape and specially developed gynaecological shorts used for the first time in vaginal examination on anxiety, pain and satisfaction related to examination.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Literate,
• 18 years of age or older,
• Can speak and understand Turkish,
• You are a woman who is having a vaginal examination for the first time
• Women who volunteered to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Physical or mental illness that prevents them from communicating,
• Vaginal examination by a health professional other than the designated gynaecologist,
• Those who answered the research questions incompletely and
• Women who want to withdraw from the study