05 February 2025 : Clinical Research
Reducing Amniocentesis Anxiety: The Role of Pre-Procedural Video Information
Hülya Kandemir
BEF 1*, Cem Yaşar Sanhal AE 2, Alime Büyük BE 3, Neriman Temel Aksu BDE 3, Gökçe Yağmur Güneş Gencer BCD 3, Mehmet Sakıncı DEF 4, Inanc Mendilcioglu CEF 2
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946726
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e946726
Table 2A Intra-group comparison of pre-amniocentesis and post-amniocentesis scores.
| Case group | Control group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-amniocentesis | Post-amniocentesis | p Value | Pre-amniocentesis | Post-amniocentesis | p Value | |
| STAI-1 mean±SD | 50.35±6.46 | 38.35±7.50 | 48.08±9.72 | 45.25±8.58 | 0.141 | |
| Pain (VAS) mean±SD | 0.07±0.45 | 1.67±1.48 | 0.85±0.74 | 1.85±1.39 | ||
| Stress (VAS) mean±SD | 4.53±3.45 | 2.18±3.06 | 4.30±2.85 | 4.20±2.86 | 0.060 | |
| STAI – Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; VAS – Visual Analog Scale; SD – standard deviation; | ||||||