Effect of a Nature-View Curtain on Pain, Anxiety, and Fear During Thyroid Biopsy

Conditions: Thyroid Nodule (Diagnosis)

Sex: All

Ages: 18 Years – N/A

Healthy volunteers: No

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 100

Sponsor: Dicle University

Location: Adana City Training and Research Hospital Adana

Summary

Thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) may cause procedure-related pain, anxiety, and fear. This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether visual distraction with a nature-view curtain could reduce these outcomes. A total of 100 adults undergoing ultrasound-guided thyroid FNAB were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to a nature-view curtain group or a standard-care control group. Participants in the intervention group were instructed to focus on a ceiling-mounted nature-view curtain throughout the biopsy, whereas participants in the control group underwent routine biopsy without this visual distraction. Pain intensity was the primary outcome; anxiety and fear of pain were secondary outcomes. Outcomes were assessed approximately 15 minutes before and approximately 15 minutes after the procedure.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Suspicion of a mass in the thyroid * No vision problems Exclusion Criteria: * Mental health problems

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