The Effect of Multimedia Education Given Before Gynecological Examination on the Anxiety, Fear and Pelvic Pain Levels of Patients: A Single‐Blind Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of multimedia education given before gynecological examination on the anxiety, fear and plevic pain levels of patients.

This single-blind prospective randomized controlled study included 80 volunteer women aged 18-50 years who applied to the gynecology and obstetrics clinic. 80 women were randomized into two groups as study (n=40) and control group (n=40). The women in the study group were given information and training via multimedia before gynecological examination. The anxiety of the patients was assessed using State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-1-2) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Fear of gynecological examination and pelvic pain were assessed with VAS. All assessments were repeated before and after the examination.

In the training group, the intragroup change analysis showed a statistically significant improvement in the STAI-1, pelvic pain (VAS), anxiety (VAS) and fear (VAS) scores (p=0.002; p=0.001; p=0.001; p=0.001). There was a significant difference in the anxiety level between groups (p=0.005). The STAI-1, pelvic pain (VAS), anxiety (VAS) and fear (VAS) of the patients in the training group decreased in the course of time.

Multimedia patient information training before the gynecologic examination is thought to be a very effective method to reduce the anxiety, fear and pelvic pain of patients.

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The Effect of Multimedia Education Given Before Gynecological Examination on the Anxiety, Fear and Pelvic Pain Levels of Patients: A Single‐Blind Prospective Randomized Controlled Study. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;9(3):368-382. doi:10.46237/amusbfd.1552838 Chicago Temel Aksu, Neriman, Alime Büyük, Gokce Yagmur Gunes Gencer, and Mehmet Sakıncı. 2025. “The Effect of Multimedia Education Given Before Gynecological Examination on the Anxiety, Fear and Pelvic Pain Levels of Patients: A Single‐Blind Prospective Randomized Controlled Study”. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 9 (3): 368-82. https://doi.org/10.46237/amusbfd.1552838. EndNote Temel Aksu N, Büyük A, Gunes Gencer GY, Sakıncı M (September 1, 2025) The Effect of Multimedia Education Given Before Gynecological Examination on the Anxiety, Fear and Pelvic Pain Levels of Patients: A Single‐Blind Prospective Randomized Controlled Study. 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