Open AccessWritten Educational Material Relieves Anxiety after Endoscopic Biopsy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study
Author(s) -
Hae Won Kim,
Da Hyun Jung,
Young Hoon Youn,
JieHyun Kim,
JaeJin Kim,
Hyojin Park
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
korean journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2233-6869
pISSN - 1598-9992
DOI - 10.4166/kjg.2016.67.2.92
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , anxiety , randomized controlled trial , state trait anxiety inventory , endoscopy , surgery , physical therapy , psychiatry
Patients who undergo endoscopic biopsy suffer anxiety until results are confirmed. This study assesses the effects of written educational material on the anxiety level of patients following endoscopic biopsy.
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