Preoperative Anxiety in Adult Patients Undergoing Day Care Surgery: Prevalence and Associated Factors.
Indian J Psychol Med
; 42(1): 87-92, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There is a paucity of data related to anxiety levels in patients undergoing day care surgery in India.METHODS:
Preoperative anxiety was assessed using Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) 1 day before surgery and on the day of surgery, and the patients were categorized as cases (APAIS score ≥13) and controls (APAIS score <13). Sociodemographic characteristics, clinical features, and fears associated with anesthesia and surgery were also noted.RESULTS:
Out of the 399 patients recruited, 58.1% experienced significant preoperative anxiety. The fear of needles (P = 0.002), fear of waking up during the surgery (P < 0.001), and the patient's need of additional information regarding anesthesia and surgery (P < 0.001) were significantly associated with preoperative anxiety.CONCLUSION:
A significant proportion of patients scheduled for day care surgery have preoperative anxiety. A preanesthetic workup of a patient with adequate clarification about their doubts and fears related to anesthesia and surgery is recommended to bring down the level of anxiety.
(1) Preoperative anxiety does exist in a significant proportion of patients scheduled for day care surgery.(2) The factors significantly associated with preoperative anxiety were fear of injection or needles, fear of waking up during the surgery, and the patient's need for additional preoperative information regarding anesthesia and surgery.(3) A preanesthetic workup of a patient with adequate clarification about their doubts and fears related to anesthesia and surgery is recommended to bring down the level of anxiety.; Anxiety; day care surgery; preoperative; risk factors
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Indian J Psychol Med
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India