ESCRS - PPE1.03 - Investigation Of The Effects Of Stress Ball Practice On Patients Anxiety, Pain And Vital Signs During Cataract Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Investigation Of The Effects Of Stress Ball Practice On Patients Anxiety, Pain And Vital Signs During Cataract Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Published 2024 - 42nd Congress of the ESCRS

Reference: PPE1.03 | Type: ESONT Abstract | DOI: 10.82333/0fsk-j446

Authors: Seda Cansu Yeniğün* 1 , Fatma Demir Korkmaz 2

1Surgical Disease Nursing,Akdeniz University,Antalya,Türkiye, 2Surgical Disease Nursing,Ege University,İzmir,Türkiye

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate the impact of stress ball practice on anxiety, pain, and vital signs in patients during cataract surgery.

Setting

The research was conducted between 22.09.2022 and 24.04.20023. The sample comprised 66 patients who underwent cataract surgery under topical anesthesia in the General Surgery Clinic of Antalya Kumluca State Hospital. The sample was divided into stress ball (n=33) and control (n=33) groups. 

Methods

Data were collected using a personal information form, the Visual Anxiety Scale (VAS-A), the Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and a vital signs follow-up form. The stress ball group participants played with stress balls for 15 minutes during cataract surgery, whereas the control group participants received only routine care. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, v. 26.0). The Two-Factor ANOVA Test for Mixed Measures (Analysis of Variance Between and Within Mixed Groups) was used for analysis. Repeated measures ANOVA test was used for changes before, during, and after surgery (Clinical trial number: NCT05847114).

Results

The stress ball group had a significantly lower mean postoperative VAS pain score than the control group (p<0.05). The stress ball group had a significantly lower mean VAS anxiety score, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate than the control group (p<0.01). The stress ball group had a significantly lower mean postoperative respiratory rate than the control group (p<0.05). The stress ball group had a higher mean postoperative oxygen saturation rate than the control group, but the difference was statistically insignificant (p>0.05).

Conclusions

In conclusion, stress ball practice was found to reduce pain, anxiety, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate in patients undergoing cataract surgery. However, it had no significant effect on oxygen saturation. Furthermore, patients were satisfied with the stress ball application and recommended it to others.