Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Türkiye Klinikleri Hemşirelik Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.16, sa.1, ss.35-42, 2024 (Hakemli Dergi)
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the pre- operative anxiety level and the affecting factors in patients undergoing elective surgery. Material and Methods: The research is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The study was conducted with 320 patients who met the sampling criteria and agreed to participate in the research, and who were hospitalized in the general surgery clinic of a tertiary hospital in Türkiye. In the data collection, “questionnaire form” and the “Surgi- cal Anxiety Questionnaire” were used. Descriptive statistics, indepen- dent samples t-test for two independent groups, and F-test (analysis of variance) for more than two groups were used in data analysis. Results: In this study, it was determined that 69.4% of the surgical patients expe- rienced anxiety and 38.2% had high anxiety levels. The Surgical Anxi- ety Questionnaire total score was found to be higher in patients aged 65 and over, in females, with low educational level, non-working individu- als, low income level, in major surgery, under general anesthesia, those with a history of previous surgery, those experiencing fear related to surgery, those diagnosed with cancer, and those who lacked knowledge about surgery and anesthesia, and the difference was found to be statis- tically significant (p<0.05). Conclusion: As a result of this study, it was determined that the majority of preoperative surgical patients experience anxiety. Therefore, it is recommended that all preoperative patients be routinely screened with a reliable anxiety scale before surgery, and nurses should plan individualized interventions to reduce anxiety.