IMPACT OF ORIENTATION WITH THE VIRTUAL TOUR METHOD ON PREOPERATIVE ANXIETY PATIENTS WHO ARE CANDIDATES FOR OPEN HEART SURGERY

Objective The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations Model on preoperative and postoperative patient anxiety. Design The study used a randomised clinical trial design. Setting The sample of this study consisted of 120 patients who attended the surgery clinic at Atatürk University Hospital in Erzurum, Turkey between 1 June and 30 October 2004. Su...

BACKGROUND To analyze the pre- and postoperative anxiety level in patients undergoing ambulatory oral surgery (AOS) in a primary healthcare center (PHC). MATERIAL AND METHODS Prospective and descriptive clinical study on 45 patients who underwent AOS procedures in the dental clinic of a public PHC of Spain between April and September 2015. Anxiety analysis was carried out with pre- and postop...

Parturients scheduled to elective cesarean section usually develop higher anxiety and stress symptoms. Pregabalin decreases preoperative intubation response; however, its effects...

In this study we examined the effect of hypnosis on preoperative anxiety. Subjects were randomized into 3 groups, a hypnosis group (n = 26) who received suggestions of well-being; an attention-control group (n = 26) who received attentive listening and support without any specific hypnotic suggestions and a "standard of care" control group (n = 24). Anxiety was measured pre- and postinterventio...

Acupuncture and related techniques have been shown to be effective treatments for acute and chronic anxiety. We hypothesized that auricular acupressure (AA) may relieve preoperative anxiety without undesirable side effects and might also decrease bispectral index (BIS) values before surgery. Forty-three women undergoing elective American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade I and II gynecol...

Anxiety in children undergoing surgery is characterized by subjective feelings of tension, apprehension, nervousness, and worry that may be expressed in various forms (1). Postoperative maladaptive behaviors, such as new onset enuresis, feeding difficulties, apathy and withdrawal, and sleep disturbances, may also result from anxiety before surgery. In fact, studies have indicated that up to 60%...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine effects of performing preoperative preparation program on children's anxiety. METHODS This study was performed in Amirkola Pediatrics Hospital, Mazandaran. A randomized controlled trail was performed on 122 children (7-12 years of age) admitted for elective surgery during 15 months. The researcher randomly assigned eligible participants in to...

Background and purpose - Psychosocial factors are important risk factors for poor outcomes in the first year after total knee replacement (TKR), however their impact on long-term outcomes is unclear. We aimed to identify preoperative psychosocial risk factors for poor outcomes at 1 year and 5 years after TKR. Patients and methods - 266 patients were recruited prior to TKR surgery. Knee pain and...