The Effect of Preoperative Hugging With Family Members on Preoperative Anxiety Levels and Postoperative Pain

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Patients will be given the opportunity to hug family members for at least 20 seconds before the surgery.: Patients will be given the opportunity to hug family members for at least 20 seconds before the surgery.

The standard anesthesia protocol will be followed: The standard anesthesia protocol will be followed

Study summary

The aim of this randomized prospective study is to examine the effect of preoperative family hugging (for at least 20 seconds) on preoperative anxiety levels and postoperative pain.

The main question the study aims to answer is:

* Does preoperative hugging reduce anxiety levels?
* Does preoperative hugging reduce postoperative pain scores? Anxiety and pain scores will be evaluated between patients who hugged and those who did not hug their family members before surgery, and whether hugging has an effect will be assessed.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Does preoperative hugging reduce anxiety levels? — Preoperative STAI-I and STAI-II anxiety levels of patients will be measured. The relationship between the groups will be evaluated.
  Preoperative The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) I and STAI-II anxiety levels of patients will be measured. This scale gives scores between 20 and 80. The significance of these differences between groups will be evaluated. A higher score indicates a higher anxiety level. The clinically significant score for STAI anxiety level is stated as 39-40.

Trial sites (1)

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