Trial reportBJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology2025
The Effect of Animated Educational Video to Reduce Anxiety Levels Before Outpatient Medical Abortion: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
Trial report in BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Perceived quality of care of medical abortions in the public health system in Catalonia (Spain).BMC women's health · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the efficacy of an animated educational video combined with traditional counselling to reduce anxiety levels among pregnant women seeking outpatient medical abortion.
designRandomised controlled trial with two parallel groups.
settingSingle centre in Bangkok, Thailand. POPULATION OR SAMPLE: 60 pregnant women seeking outpatient medical abortion.
methodsParticipants received either an animated educational video combined with traditional counselling (n = 30) or traditional counselling alone (n = 30).
main outcome measuresPostintervention anxiety levels were assessed by the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and satisfaction levels were measured by a 5-point Likert-type scale.
resultsThere were no significant differences in demographic characteristics between groups. The postintervention STAI scores were significantly lower in the video group compared to the non-video group (32.70 ± 4.96 vs. 41.47 ± 8.57, p < 0.01). The odds of moderate to severe anxiety were significantly lower in the video group (OR 10.29, 95% CI 2.56-41.37). Patient satisfaction levels were similarly high in both groups (4.92 ± 0.27 vs. 4.85 ± 0.36, p = 0.42).
conclusionsIncorporating an animated educational video into traditional counselling effectively reduced anxiety in pregnant women seeking outpatient medical abortion while maintaining high levels of satisfaction with the medical service provided.
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