Surgery information reduces anxiety in the pre-operative period
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Resumo: | PURPOSE: Patients preparing to undergo surgery should not suffer needless anxiety. This study aimed to evaluate anxiety levels on the day before surgery as related to the information known by the patient regarding the diagnosis, surgical procedure, or anesthesia. METHOD: Patients reported their knowledge of diagnosis, surgery, and anesthesia. The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used to measure patient anxiety levels. RESULTS: One hundred and forty-nine patients were selected, and 82 females and 38 males were interviewed. Twenty-nine patients were excluded due to illiteracy. The state-anxiety levels were alike for males and females (36.10 ± 11.94 vs. 37.61 ± 8.76) (mean ± SD). Trait-anxiety levels were higher for women (42.55 ± 10.39 vs. 38.08 ± 12.25, P = 0.041). Patient education level did not influence the state-anxiety level but was inversely related to the trait-anxiety level. Knowledge of the diagnosis was clear for 91.7% of patients, of the surgery for 75.0%, and of anesthesia for 37.5%. Unfamiliarity with the surgical procedure raised state-anxiety levels (P = 0.021). A lower state-anxiety level was found among patients who did not know the diagnosis but knew about the surgery (P = 0.038). CONCLUSIONS: Increased knowledge of patients regarding the surgery they are about to undergo may reduce their state-anxiety levels. |
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Surgery information reduces anxiety in the pre-operative periodAnxietyInformationSurgeryAnesthesiaDiagnosisPURPOSE: Patients preparing to undergo surgery should not suffer needless anxiety. This study aimed to evaluate anxiety levels on the day before surgery as related to the information known by the patient regarding the diagnosis, surgical procedure, or anesthesia. METHOD: Patients reported their knowledge of diagnosis, surgery, and anesthesia. The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used to measure patient anxiety levels. RESULTS: One hundred and forty-nine patients were selected, and 82 females and 38 males were interviewed. Twenty-nine patients were excluded due to illiteracy. The state-anxiety levels were alike for males and females (36.10 ± 11.94 vs. 37.61 ± 8.76) (mean ± SD). Trait-anxiety levels were higher for women (42.55 ± 10.39 vs. 38.08 ± 12.25, P = 0.041). Patient education level did not influence the state-anxiety level but was inversely related to the trait-anxiety level. Knowledge of the diagnosis was clear for 91.7% of patients, of the surgery for 75.0%, and of anesthesia for 37.5%. Unfamiliarity with the surgical procedure raised state-anxiety levels (P = 0.021). A lower state-anxiety level was found among patients who did not know the diagnosis but knew about the surgery (P = 0.038). CONCLUSIONS: Increased knowledge of patients regarding the surgery they are about to undergo may reduce their state-anxiety levels.Faculdade de Medicina / Universidade de São Paulo - FM/USP2004-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0041-87812004000200001Revista do Hospital das Clínicas v.59 n.2 2004reponame:Revista do Hospital das Clínicasinstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USP10.1590/S0041-87812004000200001info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessKiyohara,Leandro YoshinobuKayano,Lilian KakumuOliveira,Lorena MarçaloYamamoto,Marina UemoriInagaki,Marco MakotoOgawa,Nilson YujiGonzales,Polo Eduardo San MartinMandelbaum,RosanaOkubo,Sílvio TanakaWatanuki,ThaísVieira,Joaquim Edsoneng2004-04-26T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0041-87812004000200001Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/rhcPUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revista.hc@hcnet.usp.br1678-99030041-8781opendoar:2004-04-26T00:00Revista do Hospital das Clínicas - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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Surgery information reduces anxiety in the pre-operative period |
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Surgery information reduces anxiety in the pre-operative period |
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Surgery information reduces anxiety in the pre-operative period Kiyohara,Leandro Yoshinobu Anxiety Information Surgery Anesthesia Diagnosis |
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Surgery information reduces anxiety in the pre-operative period |
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Surgery information reduces anxiety in the pre-operative period |
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Surgery information reduces anxiety in the pre-operative period |
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Surgery information reduces anxiety in the pre-operative period |
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Surgery information reduces anxiety in the pre-operative period |
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Kiyohara,Leandro Yoshinobu |
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Kiyohara,Leandro Yoshinobu Kayano,Lilian Kakumu Oliveira,Lorena Marçalo Yamamoto,Marina Uemori Inagaki,Marco Makoto Ogawa,Nilson Yuji Gonzales,Polo Eduardo San Martin Mandelbaum,Rosana Okubo,Sílvio Tanaka Watanuki,Thaís Vieira,Joaquim Edson |
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Kayano,Lilian Kakumu Oliveira,Lorena Marçalo Yamamoto,Marina Uemori Inagaki,Marco Makoto Ogawa,Nilson Yuji Gonzales,Polo Eduardo San Martin Mandelbaum,Rosana Okubo,Sílvio Tanaka Watanuki,Thaís Vieira,Joaquim Edson |
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Kiyohara,Leandro Yoshinobu Kayano,Lilian Kakumu Oliveira,Lorena Marçalo Yamamoto,Marina Uemori Inagaki,Marco Makoto Ogawa,Nilson Yuji Gonzales,Polo Eduardo San Martin Mandelbaum,Rosana Okubo,Sílvio Tanaka Watanuki,Thaís Vieira,Joaquim Edson |
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Anxiety Information Surgery Anesthesia Diagnosis |
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Anxiety Information Surgery Anesthesia Diagnosis |
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PURPOSE: Patients preparing to undergo surgery should not suffer needless anxiety. This study aimed to evaluate anxiety levels on the day before surgery as related to the information known by the patient regarding the diagnosis, surgical procedure, or anesthesia. METHOD: Patients reported their knowledge of diagnosis, surgery, and anesthesia. The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used to measure patient anxiety levels. RESULTS: One hundred and forty-nine patients were selected, and 82 females and 38 males were interviewed. Twenty-nine patients were excluded due to illiteracy. The state-anxiety levels were alike for males and females (36.10 ± 11.94 vs. 37.61 ± 8.76) (mean ± SD). Trait-anxiety levels were higher for women (42.55 ± 10.39 vs. 38.08 ± 12.25, P = 0.041). Patient education level did not influence the state-anxiety level but was inversely related to the trait-anxiety level. Knowledge of the diagnosis was clear for 91.7% of patients, of the surgery for 75.0%, and of anesthesia for 37.5%. Unfamiliarity with the surgical procedure raised state-anxiety levels (P = 0.021). A lower state-anxiety level was found among patients who did not know the diagnosis but knew about the surgery (P = 0.038). CONCLUSIONS: Increased knowledge of patients regarding the surgery they are about to undergo may reduce their state-anxiety levels. |
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