Purpose
This study aimed to examine the effect of pre-operative information by audiovisual media on patients before bariatric surgery.
Methods
This study was conducted from July 4 to October 25, 2019 at Busan city in South Korea. Non-equivalent control groups with quasi-experimental design were used. A total of 24 patients were assigned to the experiment group (n=12) and the control group (n=12). Experimental tools provided information using audiovisual media, including a seven-step introduction of video contents. After that, the investigator used a Universal Serial Bus (USB) to transmit the "Obesity Escape" program to the electronic devices (smartphones, laptops, etc.) belonging to the patient or guardian, and then provided a self-learning checklist. The subjects self-learned through reviewing the items in the checklist at least three times each day at home for a total of two weeks until the day of re-admission until discharge. The investigator provided encouragement and counseling by phone once a week (every Friday).
Results
There were significant differences between the two groups in the preoperative self-care (p<.001) and preoperative self-efficacy (p=.001), and preoperative state anxiety (p=.036).
Conclusion
The results of this study suggest that the use of audiovisual media can be actively used in the nursing practice field to increase preoperative self-care and preoperative self-efficacy and reduce preoperative state anxiety in patients before bariatric surgery.

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PURPOSE
This study was conducted to identify the effects of video-audio information provision on physical discomfort, anxiety and nursing satisfaction of the clients for gastroscopy.
METHODS
The study design was nonequivalent control group pre-post test design. The subjects were 50 patients who visited H hospital health examination center for gastroscopy. Video-audio information developed by the authors was used as educational material for the treatment group. The data were collected between September 15 and November 15, 2010. The study instruments were the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Physical Discomfort Scale, and the Nursing Satisfaction Scale.
RESULTS
The level of anxiety and physical discomfort in the treatment group were not significantly different from that in the comparison group (t=-0.28, p=.781; t=-0.34, p=.741). The level of clients' satisfaction with nursing care in the treatment group was significantly higher than in the comparison group (t=-4.12, p<.001).
CONCLUSION
Use of video-audio information was effective in the increase in satisfaction with care. Therefore, it could be useful in the nursing practice, and be utilized as a way of nursing intervention to improve nursing satisfaction.