The Effect of Using a Stress Ball During Vaginal Examination on Anxiety and Pain Levels: A Randomized Controlled Study
Women who will undergo vaginal examinations randomly assigned to intervention (n = 44) and control (n = 44) groups at a public hospital in Turkey will participate in the study. Stress ball application before vaginal examination will be explained to women in the intervention group. These women will be asked to tighten and loosen the stress ball given to them during the vaginal examination and continue this process until the examination is completed. Data regarding pain and anxiety outcomes will be collected before and after the examination.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

question 1: What is the effect of stress ball application on women's anxiety level during vaginal examination?
question 2: What is the effect of stress ball application on women's pain level during vaginal examination?
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  Volunteer to participate in the research, Those between the ages of 18-65, Applying to the polyclinic for vaginal examination, It is planned to recruit women who can read and write Turkish.  Exclusion Criteria:  Pregnant, Having a diagnosed psychiatric problem such as depression, anxiety disorder, panic attack, bipolar affective disorder or schizophrenia It is planned to exclude women with visual, hearing, speech, physical, or mental disabilities. - HealthyVolunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers - Gender: Female - MinimumAge: 18 Years - MaximumAge: 65 Years - StdAgeList: Adult, Older Adult