Impact of Game Activity and Stress Ball Use on Anxiety and Vital Signs Before Knee Replacement Surgery

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to evaluate the effects of game activity and stress ball use on preoperative anxiety and vital signs in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. The study focuses on adults over 18 who are cognitively competent as tested by the Mini-Cog. Anxiety before surgery can negatively impact surgical outcomes and patient satisfaction, so managing it is important in this population. The trial compares these two distraction methods against a control group receiving no intervention. Participants are randomly assigned to one of three groups one group plays a designated game with a researcher and a relative before surgery, another group uses a stress ball for 15 minutes prior to surgery, and the control group receives no intervention. Data collection occurs before and after the interventions or at matched times for the control group. The interventions are simple, low-cost, and designed to be easy for patients to use. During the study, researchers collect data using the State Anxiety Inventory and record vital signs including temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, and pain levels. Measurements are taken at the first encounter and again 15 minutes after the intervention, or one hour after the first measurement for the control group. The study monitors these outcomes to assess how the interventions impact anxiety and physiological responses before surgery.

Effect of Game Activity and Stress Ball on Anxiety and Vital Signs