A study to assess the effectiveness of video-assisted teaching (VAT) on Knowledge and Pre-procedure Anxiety level among patients undergoing Gastro Endoscopy in People’s Hospital of Bhopal, (M.P.)

Abstract

Background of the study: Gastrointestinal (GI) Endoscopy is a very common procedure performed all over the world. The main indication for Endoscopy is the detection of diseases of the GI tract but also to screen clients at risk or the unaffected general population. Anxieties in patient results due to a lack of awareness and knowledge about the procedure and fear of discomfort or pain.Methodology: The research approach for the study was quantitative research approach, the research design used was one group pretest and posttest design, and the population of the study was patients undergoing Gastro Endoscopy in People’s Hospital of Bhopal, 30 samples selected for the study by using quasi-experimental research design and simple random sampling technique. The tool used for data collection was Socio-demographic variables, a Self-structured Knowledge questionnaire and Hamilton’s Anxiety assessment scale to assess the Knowledge and Pre-procedure Anxiety level among the patients undergoing Gastro Endoscopy. The pilot study was feasible in terms of time, money, material and resources.Results: With respect to Video assisted teaching, the statistical paired ‘t’ test implies that the difference in the pre-test and post-test value was found statistically significant at a 5% level (p