ArticleIranian Red Crescent medical journal2016
The Effect of Information About Gynecological Examination on the Anxiety Level of Women Applying to Gynecology Clinics: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study.
Article in Iranian Red Crescent medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05662683 (The Effect of Virtual Reality and Distraction Cards on Pain, Anxiety and Satisfaction Levels of Women Who Have Pap-Smears), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Effect of Virtual Reality and Distraction Cards on Pain, Anxiety and Satisfaction Levels of Women Who Have Pap-Smears
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- Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Women's Experience of Pelvic Examinations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Pooled it
- Development of a gynecologic examination satisfaction scale: A scale development study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Gynecological Examination Anxiety, Genital Self-Image, and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress of Women.Depression and anxiety · 2026Article
- Psychometric properties of the Farsi version of the women's perceptions of vaginal examination during labor questionnaire.Journal of family medicine and primary careArticle
- A Survey of Iranian Primiparous Women's Perceptions of Vaginal Examination During Labor.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
- Addressing Anxiety and Fear during the Female Pelvic Examination.Journal of primary care & community healthReview
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Abstract
backgroundCrowded hospital outpatient clinics and endless waiting lines that make patients feel overlooked tend to exaggerate patients' anxiety levels. In addition, fear of pain, shyness, religious and traditional thoughts, women's sexual role in society, and previous information and experience also contribute to people's anxiety levels with regard to gynecologic examination.
objectivesWe aimed to analyze the effect of specific information about gynecologic examination on anxiety levels of women applying to gynecology clinics. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn this randomized prospective study, the women applying for a gynecological examination were randomly allocated into control, intervention 1, and intervention 2 groups. Power analysis indicated that in order to achieve a one-point decrease from the previous anxiety score of 43.85 ± 5.41 at one side alpha 0.05 with a power of 80%, at least 79 women were needed in each group. Four medical school students interviewed 75 women (25 in control, 25 in intervention 1, and 25 in intervention 2). The data were collected using the demographic, social, and economic data form, and the Turkish version of the state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI). The women in the intervention 1 and 2 groups were instructed to read a paper that contained brief information about the gynecological examination procedure and the profits obtained from forests, respectively. All participants, including the women in the control group, filled the STAI by themselves. The three groups were compared appropriately.
resultsThe demographics pertaining to age, gravidity and parity, miscarriage, induced abortion, ectopic pregnancy, offspring number, place of residence, working status, education level and previous experience of gynecological examination did not differ among the groups (P > 0.05). According to the STAI scores, all groups had mild state (control: 40.20 ± 10.53, intervention 1: 42.00 ± 11.98, and intervention 2: 39.53 ± 10.32) and severe continuous (control: 46.78 ± 8.65, Intervention 1: 47.25 ± 9.57, and intervention 2: 46.60 ± 9.72) anxiety levels. However, both state and continuous anxiety scores were not significantly different in all groups (P > 0.05).
conclusionsProviding brief written information about the gynecological examination procedure and the clinic's working discipline is not sufficient to lower the anxiety of women applying for a gynecological examination.
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