ReviewGynecological surgery
Anxiety at outpatient hysteroscopy.
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The Use of Lavender Aromatherapy to Decrease Women's Anxiety and Perception of Pain During Office Hysteroscopy Procedure
Effect of Preoperative Patient Education Via Animated Videos on Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Hysteroscopy Without Anesthesia
Effect of Preoperative Patient Education Via Animated Videos in Patients Undergoing Operative Hysteroscopy Under Anesthesia
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effect of virtual reality on pain and anxiety management during outpatient hysteroscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of music intervention in decreasing pain and anxiety during outpatient hysteroscopy procedure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials.BMC women's health · 2023Pooled it
- Management of anxiety and pain perception in women undergoing office hysteroscopy: a systematic review.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2020Pooled it
- Paracervical block in office hysteroscopy with vaginoscopic approach to reduce patients' pain perception: a propensity score matching analysis.Annals of medicine · 2026Observational
- Clinical Factors Associated with Pain During Outpatient Hysteroscopy in a Standardized Vaginoscopic Setting: A Prospective Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- A prospective trial comparing the effect of preoperative information given verbally with the use of an explanatory animated video before outpatient hysteroscopy on patients' anxiety and pain.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2026Article
- Pain determinants during office hysteroscopy: Insights from clinical and procedural factors: A nine-year prospective cohort study.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2026Article
- A European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy survey of hysteroscopic practice.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2025Article
- The impact of virtual reality technology in the era of See & Treat hysteroscopy: a randomised controlled trial.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2025Article
- Disease Acceptance and Stress as Factors Explaining Preoperative Anxiety and the Need for Information in Patients Undergoing Operative Minihysteroscopy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluating the therapeutic use of music to address anxiety for women undergoing gynaecological and fertility treatments.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- The effect of cervical length on procedure time and VAS pain score in office hysteroscopy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Reducing Pain and Stress During Office Hysteroscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluation of pain during diagnostic and surgical minihysteroscopy under local anesthesia.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2025Article
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- Cervicovaginal lavages uncover growth factors as key biomarkers for early diagnosis and prognosis of endometrial cancer.Molecular biomedicine · 2024Article
- Pain Severity During Hysteroscopy by GUBBINI System in Local Anesthesia: Covariance Analysis of Treatment and Effects, Including Patient Emotional State.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Effect of the decision to perform hysteroscopy on asymptomatic patients before undergoing assisted reproduction technologies-a systematic review and meta-analysis.AJOG global reports · 2023Review
- Value of endometrial thickness for the detection of endometrial cancer and atypical hyperplasia in asymptomatic postmenopausal women.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Pain Management during Office Hysteroscopy: An Evidence-Based Approach.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
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Abstract
This review summarises current understanding and research on the association between anxiety and outpatient hysteroscopy. Women undergoing hysteroscopy suffer from significant levels of anxiety, with repercussions on pain perception, success rates and satisfaction. Using validated tools such as the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Index (STAI) or the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in the outpatient hysteroscopy setting, average state anxiety scores similar or greater than those measured before more invasive procedures under general anaesthesia have been consistently reported. This clearly suggests a significant gap between our clinical viewpoint of what is "minimally invasive" and patients' expectations. In spite of its potential role of confounder in studies on pain-reduction interventions, we found that patient anxiety was evaluated in only 9 (13 %) out of a sample of 70 randomised controlled trials on outpatient hysteroscopy published since 1992. Factors such as trait anxiety, age, indication and the efficiency of the clinic can be correlated to state anxiety before hysteroscopy, but more robust data are needed. Promising non-pharmacological interventions to reduce anxiety at hysteroscopy include patient education, communication through traditional or multimedia approaches, interaction and support during the procedure and music listening.
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