Purpose: A significant portion of individuals undergoing colonoscopy report stress and anxiety before the procedure. The efficacy of white noise as a nonpharmacological intervention on state anxiety and vital signs of individuals waiting for colonoscopy has not been investigated in previous studies. The current study aimed to analyze the effect of white noise on preprocedural anxiety and vital signs among older adults undergoing colonoscopy.
Design: A pre-test/post-test quasi-experimental study.
Methods: Subjects (N = 60) were older adults in the colonoscopy unit and divided into experimental (n = 30) and control groups (n = 30). The subjects in the experimental group listened to the white noise via binaural headphones for 20 minutes, while the control group received routine pre-endoscopic care. State anxiety and vital signs were assessed before and after intervention using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and vital signs monitor, respectively. The data were analyzed using SPSS-25 software.
Findings: No statistically significant differences were found between the two groups on demographic characteristics, state-anxiety, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiratory rate before the intervention (P > .05). A significant difference was found between the experimental and control groups in terms of state-anxiety (P = .00) and pulse rate (P = .003) after the intervention. No significant differences were found between the two groups in terms of systolic blood pressure (P = .69), diastolic blood pressure (.59), and respiratory rate (P = .164) after the intervention.
Conclusions: This study provides preliminary evidence supporting the use of white noise in older adults undergoing colonoscopy to reduce anxiety. The authors recommend that this intervention, as a nonpharmacological and easily administered approach, is adopted to reduce precolonoscopy anxiety. Continued investigation into the effect of white noise on vital signs is recommended.
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