U.S., Sept. 22 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07832253) titled 'Positive Affirmations and Preoperative Anxiety' on Sept. 15.
Brief 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 morni...