Open AccessA Telephone Call to Decrease Patient Anxiety Before Urodynamic Testing: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Hussein Warda,
Michele R. Hacker,
Miriam J. Haviland,
Lekha S. Hota
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2154-4212
pISSN - 2151-8378
DOI - 10.1097/spv.0000000000000568
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , randomized controlled trial , telephone call , physical therapy , preparedness , patient satisfaction , intervention (counseling) , psychiatry , surgery , electrical engineering , political science , law , engineering
The aim of this study was to determine if a telephone call before undergoing urodynamic study (UDS) would decrease test-related anxiety compared with standard care.