Preoperative Anxiety in the Surgical Transfer and Waiting Area: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Method Study.

ABSTRACT: Severe preoperative anxiety (SPA) in surgical patients may have clinical consequences and worsen satisfaction. Some institutions have a surgical transfer and waiting area (TWA) for patient reception/dispatch to operating rooms. We measured the frequency of SPA, investigated predicting factors, and quantified the effect of the TWA stay on anxiety levels in a single centre cross-sectional study. Preoperative anxiety was assessed using three scales. Patients' perceptions/suggestions were studied by a psychoanalyst. A total of 933 adult patients, undergoing elective procedures, were interviewed. SPA was detected in 24.7%, non-modified by anxiolytic premedication. Patients' median stay was 9 min, and anxiety level was decreasing in those with SPA. In multivariable analysis, female sex, inpatien

SUBMITTER: Dziadzko M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9100941 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature