Why the study?
What is the natural course of anxiety before and after surgery in surgical patients?
Population
136 surgical patients across 4 studies
Design
Cohort
Key result
High levels of anxiety in surgical patients were experienced before admission, between admission and surgery, and following surgery, rather than being restricted to the immediate pre-operative period.
Authors
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May warrant extended anxiety monitoring in surgical pathways; leaves open optimal intervention timing for trials.
Observational (n=136)
What is the natural course of anxiety before and after surgery in surgical patients?
Anxiety in surgical patients is not limited to the immediate pre-operative period, but is also high before admission and following surgery, which has implications for planning interventions to alleviate surgical anxiety.
Marie Johnston (1980) conducted an observational in Surgical patients (n=136). Perioperative period was evaluated on Anxiety levels measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. High levels of anxiety in surgical patients were experienced before admission, between admission and surgery, and following surgery, rather than being restricted to the immediate pre-operative period.