21 August 2023>: Database Analysis
Impact of Preoperative Video-Based Education on Anxiety Levels in Patients with Renal Stones Scheduled for Flexible Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy: A Comparative Study Using APAIS and STAI
Mustafa Karalar ABDEF* , Arif Demirbas ABF , Osman Gercek BC , Kutay Topal BDF , Ibrahim Keles ACEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.941351
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941351
Table 1 Demographic data, stone characteristics, and surgical parameters.
Group 1 (Video-informed) (n=30) | Group 2 (Verbally informed) (n=30) | p-value | |
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Age, years (mean±SD) | 42.2±12.20 | 47.6±13.11 | 0.1 |
Gender | 0.43 | ||
Male/Female | 18/12 | 14/16 | |
Educational level | 0.67 | ||
Primary-to-secondary school | 7 | 10 | |
High school | 12 | 7 | |
University | 11 | 13 | |
Marital status | 0.73 | ||
Married/Single | 24/6 | 26/4 | |
Side | 0.60 | ||
Left/right | 15/15 | 18/12 | |
Stone location | 0.80 | ||
Renal pelvis | 11 | 12 | |
Lower pole | 2 | 2 | |
Mid-pole | 6 | 6 | |
Upper pole | 5 | 2 | |
Multiple | 6 | 8 | |
Stone size, mm (mean±SD) | 15.3±8.2 | 14.9±5.9 | 0.55 |
Operation time, min (mean±SD) | 52.6±16.2 | 53.5±12.0 | 0.82 |
Stone-free rate, n (%) | 22 (73) | 24 (80) | 0.76 |