The Effect of Using Music and Natural Landscape Paintings on Pain Level, Anxiety and Analgesic Use of Women During HSG

The study was planned as a randomized controlled study in order to evaluate the use of music and natural scenery paintings in women who underwent HSG procedure, their pain level, anxiety and post-procedure analgesic use.

The universe of the research; Women who apply to Dicle University Hospital's Obstetrics and Gynecology Polyclinic will be recommended to have an HSG. Sample of the research: Women who applied to the Dicle University Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Outpatient Clinic and recommended to have an HSG will participate in the study. In the calculation of the sample size of the research, in the calculation made in line with the data taken from the reference studies; The sample size was used at the 95% confidence interval, the effect size was 0.80, and the alpha was 0.05, and it was seen that at least 29 individuals should be included in each group. Application of Research The study was planned to be conducted on women who were recommended to have an HSG, who applied to the Dicle University Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic between January 2022 and July 2023 in a randomized controlled manner. The Socio-Demographic Data Questionnaire, Visual Pain Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Socio-Demographic Data Questionnaire, prepared by the researcher for the women who were selected in accordance with the sample selection criteria and accepted to be a participant, in line with the recommendations of the academicians specialized in the field of Gynecology and Gynecology Nursing. Analgesia Follow-up Form will be applied. After the control group study is completed, the case group study will begin. The reason why the control and case groups were not studied at the same time was because it was thought that women saw each other and would be affected by each other. In the control group, only the pre-test before the procedure, the post-test after the procedure and the use of analgesics within 24 hours after the HSG will be questioned with data collection tools and no attempt will be made. Case groups will be pre-tested before the procedure, they will be listened to music or shown pictures of natural landscapes during the procedure, and after the procedure is completed, the post-test will be applied and 24 hours after the procedure, they will be contacted and questioned whether they use analgesics.