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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 ACE

DOI: 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
Age, years (mean±SD)42.2±12.2047.6±13.110.1
Gender0.43
 Male/Female18/1214/16
Educational level0.67
 Primary-to-secondary school710
 High school127
 University1113
Marital status0.73
 Married/Single24/626/4
Side0.60
 Left/right15/1518/12
Stone location0.80
 Renal pelvis1112
 Lower pole22
 Mid-pole66
 Upper pole52
 Multiple68
Stone size, mm (mean±SD)15.3±8.214.9±5.90.55
Operation time, min (mean±SD)52.6±16.253.5±12.00.82
Stone-free rate, n (%)22 (73)24 (80)0.76

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