Key result
Higher levels of preoperative state anxiety and anger were associated with poorer postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Why the study?
Do preoperative anxiety and anger predict postoperative outcomes in patients awaiting cardiac surgery?
Observational (n=94)
Do preoperative anxiety and anger predict postoperative outcomes in patients awaiting cardiac surgery?
Higher preoperative state anxiety and anger are predictive of poorer postoperative outcomes in cardiac surgery patients, suggesting a potential role for presurgical psychological interventions.
May inform preoperative risk stratification in cardiac surgery; leaves open whether interventions targeting anxiety and anger improve outcomes.
The present study was designed to investigate whether preoperative anxiety and anger were predictive of postoperative outcome in cardiac surgery parients. A standardized scale measuring state and trait anxiety and anger was completed by 94 patients awaiting cardiac surgery. Dependent measures included length of stay, number of complications, and clinical rating of surgical outcome. Higher levels of preoperative state anxiety and anger were associated with poorer postoperative outcome. These results were obtained after adjusting for medical status, surgical procedure, preoperative length of stay, priority of surgery, gender, and age. These relationships suggest a potential role for interventions aimed at altering presurgical psychological states.
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Stengrevics et al. (1996) conducted an observational in Patients awaiting cardiac surgery (n=94). Preoperative state anxiety and anger was evaluated on Postoperative outcome (length of stay, number of complications, and clinical rating of surgical outcome). Higher levels of preoperative state anxiety and anger were associated with poorer postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
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