Open AccessThe Effect of Psychological Preparation on the Level of Anxiety before Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Author(s) -
Forouzan Behrouzian,
Neda Sadrizadeh,
Sorour Nematpour,
Seyed Saeed Seyedian,
Maryam Nassiryan,
Ali Javaher Foroush Zadeh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24876.10270
Subject(s) - anxiety , endoscopy , trait anxiety , medicine , intervention (counseling) , upper gastrointestinal endoscopy , clinical psychology , physical therapy , psychiatry
Anxiety is one of the problems in patients undergoing invasive procedures. One way to control anxiety is through psychological preparation.