Assessing the Degree of Satisfaction, Duration, and Level of Cooperativeness among Patients Undergoing Flexible Bronchoscopy

Rafiq Salih Kareem; Aram Baram

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2022.11143

Authors

Rafiq Salih Kareem Department of Medical-Surgical Adult Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2013-5829
Aram Baram Department of Surgery

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.11143

Keywords:

Bronchoscopy, Patient satisfaction, Anxiety level, Education, Multimedia information

Abstract

Background: Bronchoscopy is an invasive procedure that has been used for a long time for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Objective: To assess the degree of satisfaction, duration, and level of cooperativeness among patients undergoing flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Methods: The A quasi-experimental study was carried out on 128 flexible bronchoscopy patients that were equally divided into control and study groups. The program was applied only to the study group, and all procedure steps were discussed with patients by video records. The anxiety level score, patient satisfaction, and duration of the procedure were assessed in both groups. Results: The highest age range of patients was 61-90 years, with 38 patients from the study group (59.4%) and 44 from the control group (68.8%). Also, in both groups, most patients were illiterate, non-smokers, from nonduty areas, not city center residents, and had more than one associated comorbidity. The hospital anxiety scale was highly significant in the study group (p=0.0001), and the patient's satisfaction rate in the same group was significant (p=0.001). The procedure duration was significantly shorter in the study group (1.381 minutes) than in the control group. Conclusions: Patients with a better knowledge of the bronchoscopy procedure were more comfortable with the process, and the procedure duration was significantly shorter. Moreover, the process results in minimizing the levels of anxiety and improving the tolerability of the patients.

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