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Positive Affirmations and Preoperative Anxiety
Sponsor: Hackensack Meridian Health
Summary
This study is a prospective, quasi-experimental design using a convenience sample. This study will include patients who are having total knee or total hip replacement surgery. Participants will be invited to complete an anxiety scale at the conclusion of the total joint replacement (TJR) education class, listen to a guided imagery and positive affirmations recording once/day for three days prior to surgery, beginning on the third day before surgery and continuing to the day before their scheduled surgical procedure, listen to positive affirmations the morning of surgery in the preop area, and then complete an anxiety scale before entering the operating room.
Official title: The Effect of Guided Imagery and Positive Affirmations on Preoperative Anxiety in Patients Scheduled for a Total Joint Replacement
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2026-10-01
Completion Date
2028-01-15
Last Updated
2026-09-21
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Guided imagery and positive affirmations
Daily recordings for 3 days before surgery up until the morning of the surgery.
Locations (1)
HMH Old Bridge Medical Center
Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States