Abstract
Aim: Scheduled breast ultrasounds are stressful procedures for women. We aimed to study the effect of informing patients during breast ultrasound and investigate associated anxiety and pain alterations.
 Material and Methods: After approval of the state hospital ethics committee and informed consent, women scheduled for breast ultrasound between November 2022 and March 2023 were prospectively enrolled in this randomized controlled study. Patients were either informed during the ultrasound about the procedure itself or not. The participants completed State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for measuring anxiety and visual analog scale for pain scores, immediately before and after the examination. Demographic data, anxiety and pain scores were statistically evaluated by using chi-square test, independent samples t-test and Mann-Whitney U test. The alteration of anxiety and pain scores considering enlightenment were compared with paired samples t-test and Wilcoxon test.
 Results: Among 143 patients, preprocedural anxiety was lower in oncological follow-ups and higher in positive clinical breast examination, breast self-examination and mammography subgroups. Trait and preprocedural state anxiety scores were similar between the two groups regarding enlightenment. Anxiety and pain reduction was observed after ultrasound and both were statistically significant in the informed group (p
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