• Elif Gezginci, Selahattin Bedir, Cihat Ozcan, and Emine Iyigun.
• Department of Surgical Nursing, Hamidiye Faculty of Nursing, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: el_gez@hotmail.com.
• Pain Manag Nurs. 2021 Apr 1; 22 (2): 214-219.

BackgroundCystoscopy is noted to be more painful in men. Research has been done to support the use of video in men to reduce pain; it would follow that video would be useful in reducing pain in women as well.AimsThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of watching a relaxing video during cystoscopy on the pain and anxiety levels of female patients.DesignThe study was a single-center, parallel, randomized, controlled, nonblinded trial.SettingThis study was carried out in the cystoscopy unit of a training and research hospital in Turkey.ParticipantsSixty female patients aged 18 years and older undergoing rigid cystoscopy for the first time and under local anesthesia.MethodsThe participants were randomized into two equal groups: video and control. Data were collected with Visual Analog Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Scale, and hemodynamic parameters.ResultsA statistically significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of pain levels during and after cystoscopy (p < .001). Pain levels were significantly lower in the video group during and after the procedure. A statistically significant difference was also found between the groups in terms of anxiety levels before and after cystoscopy (p < .05). Anxiety levels were significantly lower in the video group after the procedure. Satisfaction levels were higher in the video group (p < .001).ConclusionAccording to this study, watching a relaxing video during cystoscopy had a positive effect on pain, anxiety, satisfaction levels, and hemodynamic parameters of the patients.Copyright © 2020 American Society for Pain Management Nursing. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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