The Effect of Psychoeducation Applied Before Electroconvulsive Therapy on the Anxiety Levels of Psychiatric Patients

Objective: This study was planned to determine the effect of the psychoeducation program on the anxiety levels of the patients who received inpatient treatment in a psychiatry clinic of a hospital and were scheduled for electroconvulsive therapy. Methods: The study was conducted as a parallel-group,...

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Published inInternational journal of caring sciences Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 1384 - 1392
Main Authors Basogul, Ceyda, Kalenderoglu, Aysun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nicosia Professor Despina Sapountzi - Krepia Publisher of the International Journal of Caring Sciences 01.05.2022
Subjects
Anxiety
Electroconvulsive therapy
Fear & phobias
Inpatient care
Memory
Patient education
Patients
Psychiatry
Sociodemographics
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Summary:Objective: This study was planned to determine the effect of the psychoeducation program on the anxiety levels of the patients who received inpatient treatment in a psychiatry clinic of a hospital and were scheduled for electroconvulsive therapy. Methods: The study was conducted as a parallel-group, randomized controlled design. The sample of the study consisted of 17 individuals who were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups (control group n = 9; intervention group n = 8). Psychoeducation including knowledge about ECT and coping techniques with anxiety was applied to the intervention group. The data were collected through an introductory information form and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results: The state anxiety mean scores of the group who were applied psychoeducation (pre-test before the first ECT session and post-test before the last ECT session) were found to be significantly lower than the control group mean scores (p = .000). Trait anxiety scores of the individuals were evaluated one day before ECT and no significant difference was found between the two groups (p = .277). Conclusions: It was determined that psychoeducation applied before ECT was effective in reducing the anxiety level of the patients. It is recommended that psychoeducation provided by psychiatric nurses for anxiety should be added to the service routine before ECT.
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X