The effect of preoperative patient-reported anxiety on morbidity and mortality outcomes in patients undergoing major general surgery.

ABSTRACT: Excessive levels of anxiety may negatively influence treatment outcomes and likely increase patient suffering. We designed a prospective observational study to assess whether preoperative patient-reported anxiety affects major general surgery outcomes. We prospectively administered the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) to measure preoperative anxiety in patients awaiting major general surgical procedures. Patients were grouped by STAI scores according to established cutoffs: no anxiety (STAI < 40) and anxiety (STAI ≥ 40). Four hundred patients completed the questionnaires and underwent surgery, with an average interval from questionnaire completion to surgery of 4 days. Applying a state anxiety (STAI-S) score ≥ 40 as a reference point, the prevalence of patient-reported anxiety was 60.5

SUBMITTER: Kassahun WT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9012824 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature