The Effects of a Video Education on Anxiety, Pain, Adherence to Self Care of Knee Arthroscopy Surgery

동영상 교육이 관절내시경 수술환자의 불안, 통증 및 자가 간호이행에 미치는 효과

Purpose. To investigate the effects of a video education program on anxiety, pain, adherence to self care of knee arthroscopy surgery. Methods. The data were collected from July to October 2012. The participants were 25 people in the experimental group and 25 in the control group. The video education, which was 30 minutes in length, was shown before operation day using a CD. Results. In the experimental group, adherence to self care increased significantly, and anxiety, VAS is not significantly compared to the control group. Conclusions. It has been confirmed that video education program has positive effects on adherence to self care for patients following arthroscopy surgery.