[Orientations to epileptic patient undergoing a video-EEG monitoring: comparison of anxiety levels using different strategies].
OBJECTIVE
To identify and compare the anxiety level between two groups of epileptic patients undergoing a video-EEG monitoring using different patients guidelines strategies.


METHODS
The random sample was composed by two groups of 30 patients each one. The control group only had verbal orientations and the experimental group, beyond the same orientations received a written guide (a booklet) with all the procedures too. The anxiety was assessed using State-Trait Anxiety Inventory with the STAI-S being applied for both groups before and after examination as described above.


RESULTS
Demonstrated that, before video-EEG, the anxiety-trait score of the experimental group was higher and the anxiety-state was lower than the control group. After video-EEG, the majority of both groups demonstrated low anxiety-state score and lower than their anxiety-trait score.


CONCLUSIONS
The strategy used with the written guide associated to verbal orientations helps to reduce the anxiety level before the video-EEG.
Ferrari
Carla Maria Maluf
CM
Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. c-maluf@uol.com.br
de Sousa
Regina Marcia Cardoso
RM
Garzon
Eliana
E
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010174:Pamphlets; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D013732:Test Anxiety Scale