| Title |
Effectiveness of stress management in patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Patient preference and adherence, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.2147/ppa.s96991 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Li-Pin Chiu, Heng-Hsin Tung, Kuan-Chia Lin, Yu-Wei Lai, Yi-Chun Chiu, Shiou-Sheng Chen, Allen W Chiu |
| Abstract |
To assess the utilization of stress management in relieving anxiety and pain among patients who undergo transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy of the prostate. Eighty-two patients admitted to a community hospital for a TRUS biopsy of the prostate participated in this case-controlled study. They were divided into an experimental group that was provided with stress management and a control group that received only routine nursing care. Stress management included music therapy and one-on-one simulation education. Before and after the TRUS biopsy, the patients' state-anxiety inventory score, pain visual analogue scale (VAS), respiratory rate, heart rate, and blood pressure were obtained. There were no differences in baseline and disease characteristics between the two groups. The VAS in both groups increased after the TRUS biopsy, but the difference in pre- and postbiopsy VAS scores was significantly lower in the experimental group (P=0.03). Patients in both groups experienced mild anxiety before and after the biopsy, but those in the experimental group displayed a significantly greater decrease in postbiopsy state-anxiety inventory score compared to the control group (P=0.02). Stress management can alleviate anxiety and pain in patients who received a TRUS biopsy of the prostate under local anesthesia. |
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| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 67% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 17% |
| Other | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 12% |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 29% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 15% |
| Psychology | 3 | 7% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 5% |
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