J Korean Acad Adult Nurs.  1997 Dec;9(3):462-479.

The Effects of Nursing Information and Short-Term Relaxation Technique on Anxiety Level and Physiologic Data in Endoscopy Patients

• Oh KA
• Ahn CJ

Abstract

This study was designed to test the effects of nursing intervention on anxiety level, on the change of physiologic data of the patients undergoing endoscopy. The subjects for the study consisted of 50 hospitalized patients on internal medicine unit in Chonbuk University Hospital during the period between August 1. 1996 and October 3. 1996. Sample were selected according to reestablished criteria. 25 patients were enrolled in experimental group and the other 25 patients were enrolled inthe control group. Experimental group was nursing information and short-term relaxation technique used visual imagination did control group did not given. State anxiety level was measured, using the tool developed by Spielberger(1972) and modified by Kim and Shin(1978), and physiologic data were monitored by blood pressure, pulse rate, serum cortisol level. Data analysis was done by X2-test, t-test, paired t-test, repeated measure of ANOVA using the SAS program. The results were as follows: 1. The first hypothesis that 'the experimental group given nursing information and short-term relaxation technique will be less change of state anxiety level before and after endoscopy than the control group without nursing intervention' was accepted (Experimental group t=-3.65, p=.831; Control group t=-6.34, p=.002). 2. The second hypothesis that 'The experimental group given nursing information and short-term relaxation technique will be loss change of systolic blood pressure before and after endoscopy than the control group without nursing intervention' was accepted(Experimental group F=1.346, p=.12; Control group F=4.590 p=.02). 3. The third hypothesis that 'The experimental group given nursing information and short-term relaxation technique will be loss change of diastolic blood pressure before and after endoscopy than the control group without nursing intervention' was rejected(Experimental group F=.210, p=.76; Control group F=.180 p=.89). 4. The fourth hypothesis that 'The experimental group given nursing information and short-term relaxation technique will be loss change of pulse rate before and after endoscopy than the control group without nursing intervention' was accepted(Experimental group F=.952, p=.17; Control group f=3.997 p=.04). 5. The fifth hypothesis that 'The experimental group given nursing information and short-term relaxation technique will be loss change of serum cortisol level before and after endoscopy than the control group without nursing intervention' was accepted(Experimental group t=1.184, p=.124; Control group t=2.042 p=.034). As seen above, it was concluded that the nursing information and short-term relaxation Technique were effective to reduce anxiety level, physiologic and serum cortisol change in patients undergoing endoscopy. So furthermore, we should continue the Experimental study for testing effectiveness of nursing intervention of anxiety every setting and the results of the study is sure to be useful in clinical field.

MeSH Terms

Anxiety*
Blood Pressure
Endoscopy*
Heart Rate
Humans
Hydrocortisone
Imagination
Internal Medicine
Jeollabuk-do
Nursing*
Relaxation*
Statistics as Topic
Hydrocortisone