The Effect Of Mandala Activity On Postoperative Pain And Anxiety Levels In Gynecological Oncology Patients
The Effect Of Mandala Activity On Postoperative Pain And Anxiety Levels In Gynecological Oncology Patients
This study was designed as a randomised controlled, 2-group, pre-test post-test comparative, experimental study to examine the effect of mandala activity on postoperative pain, anxiety levels and analgesia use of gynaecological oncology patients.
This study was designed as a randomised controlled, 2-group, pre-test post-test comparative, experimental study to examine the effect of mandala activity on postoperative pain, anxiety levels and analgesia use of gynaecological oncology patients.
The study was conducted with 42 patients who underwent open abdominal hysterectomy surgery in the Gynecological Oncology Surgery Clinic of a training and research hospital in Istanbul between 1 February 2023 and 1 August 2023. Patients in the intervention group (n=21) received mandala activity at least once a day during their postoperative hospitalisation (days 0-2). Patients in the control group (n=21) did not receive any intervention. Introductory Information Form, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I), Postoperative Patient Evaluation Form and Mandala Activity Booklet were used in the study.
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