The Effectiveness of Stress Ball in Managing Anxiety and Pain During Prostate Biopsy

A Simple Approach to Managing Anxiety and Pain During Prostate Biopsy: Effectiveness of Stress Ball Application

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of stress ball application in the management of anxiety and pain during prostate biopsy.

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of stress ball application in managing anxiety and pain during prostate biopsy.

This experimental study was performed with experimental-control group (N=66) patients.Data will be collected using the "Personal Information Form", "Visual Analog Scale (VAS)", "State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S)" and "Patient Follow-up Form".

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who come to the Urology Service for a prostate biopsy, are willing to participate in the study, are over 18 years of age, are conscious, literate, have no visual or hearing impairments, no psychiatric diagnoses or neurological problems, are undergoing a prostate biopsy for the first time, and do not have weakness in their hands or arms to squeeze a ball will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who do not volunteer to participate in the study, who wish to withdraw from the study, who are under 18 years of age, who are unconscious, illiterate, visually or hearing impaired, who have a psychiatric diagnosis or neurological problem, who have previously had a prostate biopsy, and who have weakness in the hand or arm for the ability to squeeze a ball will be excluded from the study.