Nurse support for pain and anxiety control in women undergoing diagnostic hysteroscopy: a randomized clinical trial

Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of nurse support for controlling pain and anxiety in women undergoing diagnostic hysteroscopy. Methods: This randomized clinical trial included 192 women who underwent diagnostic hysteroscopy at an academic hospital. Women were divided into two groups: those who received nurse support (n = 95) as the intervention group and those who did not (n = 97) as the control group. Results: The mean age of women was 54.24 +/- 13.91 years and 53.47 +/- 13.24 years ( P = 0.670) in the intervention and control groups, respectively. Therewere no differences in clinical and sociodemographic variables between the groups. The mean pain score during examination was 6.62 +/- 2.60 and 7.05 +/- 2.30 ( P = 0.327) for the intervention and control groups, respectively. Most women in both groups were satisfied with the examination ( P = 0.777). There was a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure and heart rate during the examination in the intervention group ( P = 0.029 and P < 0.001, respectively) and an increase in anxiety scores in the control group ( P = 0.009). Conclusions: Therewas no reduction in pain scores during hysteroscopy with nurse support. However, the control group showed an increase in anxiety scores after the hysteroscopy.