The Effect of Providing Video-Animated Information to Female Patients With Stress Urinary Incontinence Before the Urodynamic Study on the Patient's Anxiety, Pain, Satisfaction, and Willingness to Repeat the Procedure

Objectives: To investigate the effect of providing video-animated information to female patients with stress urinary incontinence before urodynamics on the patient's anxiety, pain, satisfaction, and willingness to repeat the procedure.

Methods: Before the procedure, patients were divided into two groups with 1:1 randomization. While one group was given written and verbal information, the other group was additionally given animated video information accompanied by a doctor. Pre-procedure anxiety, hemodynamic parameters during the procedure, as well as post-procedure pain, satisfaction and willingness to repeat the procedure were compared between the groups.

Results: STAI-s levels were found to be statistically significantly lower in the group given video animation information before urodynamics (p < 0.01). It was observed that video information had a positive effect on systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate, and the values were measured lower compared to the other group (p < 0.01). While there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in VAS-pain scores (p = 0.82), VAS-satisfaction and VAS-willingness to repeat the procedure scores were found to be statistically significantly different (p < 0.01). It was observed that video-animated information made a positive contribution to satisfaction and willingness to repeat the procedure.

Conclusions: Video-animated information given to female patients before urodynamics has positive effects on the patient's anxiety. It also contributes positively to the patient's satisfaction and their willingness to repeat the procedure. Video-animated information may be used routinely in addition to written and verbal information before urodynamics.