Acupuncture can be an effective treatment for chronic anxiety disorders. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture in reducing anxiety in a volunteer population. If found effective, this modality could be introduced as a treatment of anxiety before surgery. Adult volunteers (n = 55), were randomized to three treatment groups: a) Shenmen group--bilateral auricular ...

The effect of an auditory distraction on state anxiety was compared to the effect of no auditory distraction in 20 patients undergoing regional anesthesia in an ambulatory surgical setting. Anxiety was measured using the Spielberger State-Anxiety Inventory. Each patient was tested preoperatively and one hour post-operatively. The experimental group was provided with a choice of one of four "nat...

the current study aimed to examine the role of state-trait anxiety and resiliency in test anxiety. the research was conducted on a sample of 153 high students who completed questionnaire measures of state-trait anxiety (stai-t), trait resilience (cd-risc) and test anxiety (ta).  pearson correlation and regression analyze were used to data analyze. consistent with the assumption, results indicat...

Good physician-patient rapport and an anxiolytic and sedative treatment are necessary for comfortable and stress-free surgery under local anaesthesia. Intravenous sedation has been successfully performed to ensure smooth and safe surgery. Anxiety is an extremely common state, and most people experience some degree of dental anxiety, especially if they are about to undergo a procedure that they ...

BACKGROUND Benzodiazepines have been used preoperatively as part of an anesthesia regimen to attenuate the anxiety of patients. In this study, we aimed to examine the effect of oral triazolam, a short-acting benzodiazepine, on anxiety, sedation, and amnesia. METHODS Ninety patients, aged 20-55 years, were randomly assigned to receive no premedication, or to receive triazolam 0.25 mg or 0.375 ...

AIMS To evaluate the effects of melatonin premedication on anxiety and pain scores of patients, operating conditions, and intraocular pressure during cataract surgery under topical anesthesia. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty patients were randomly assigned to receive either sublingual melatonin 3 mg or placebo 60 min before surgery. Verbal anxiety scores and verbal pain scores, heart rate, systol...

OBJECTIVES To assess anxiety, depression, and social adjustment in patients awaiting coronary artery bypass surgery. DESIGN Patient completed questionnaire study. SETTING Regional cardiothoracic centre. PATIENTS 109 questionnaires were sent to patients on the waiting list of two cardiothoracic surgeons. Sixty eight (62%) were returned and 15 (22%) of the respondents were women. There was ...