TITLE:
Vividly Colored Accessories and Mood Changes in Patients Undergoing Breast Surgery
AUTHORS:
Sayaka Hirai, Mitsuru Ida, Hiroki Onodera, Megumi Miyagi, Tomoyo Yokotani, Naoya Ikeda, Eriko Takezawa, Masahiko Kawaguchi
KEYWORDS:
Vividly Colored Accessories, Perioperative Mood, Quality of Recovery, Breast Surgery
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.16 No.10,
October
28,
2024
ABSTRACT: Few studies have examined the impacts of color stimuli on perioperative mood and quality of recovery; thus, this randomized controlled trial aimed to assess impacts of vividly colored accessories on mood and quality of recovery after breast surgery. This single-center, single-blind randomized controlled trial included 36 participants (all aged ≥ 20 years) who were randomized into intervention (n = 19) and control groups (n = 17). The intervention group received vividly colored accessories. The primary and secondary study outcomes were patient mood, evaluated using a two-dimensional mood scale, and postoperative recovery, evaluated using Quality of Recovery-15, which were assessed on postoperative day 3. There were no statistical intergroup differences in the scores of the Two-Dimensional Mood Scale (11.2 [intervention group] vs. 10.4 [control group], P = 0.75) and Quality of Recovery-15 (126.8 [intervention group] vs. 129.3 [control group], P = 0.73). Thus, the use of vividly colored accessories by patients undergoing breast surgery was not found to affect patients’ mood and quality of recovery.