The Effect of a Stress Ball Applied Before Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery

Summary

This study was designed as a randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of a stress ball applied before retrograde intrarenal surgery on patients' anxiety levels, surgical fear, and hemodynamic parameters.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients to be included in the study are those who:

* Are scheduled to undergo Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS),
* Are 18 years of age or older,
* Are conscious and cooperative,
* Speak and understand Turkish,
* Have stable general condition and hemodynamic parameters,
* Are scheduled for an elective surgical procedure,
* Have no psychiatric diagnosis,
* Are not using psychiatric and/or local neuromuscular blocking medications,
* Provide informed consent to participate in the study (have signed the Informed Consent Form).

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients who will not be included in the study are those who:

* Are under 18 years of age,
* Are not conscious or cooperative,
* Do not speak or understand Turkish,
* Have unstable general condition or hemodynamic parameters,
* Are undergoing emergency surgical procedures,
* Have an existing psychiatric diagnosis,
* Are using psychiatric and/or local neuromuscular blocking medications,
* Do not consent to participate in the study (have not signed the Informed Consent Form).

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