Key result
Trait anxiety exceeds state anxiety by ~7 points in patients awaiting elective coronary angiography.
Why the study?
To determine whether patients' anxiety levels before coronary angiography differed from baseline trait anxiety, identify contributing factors, and explore interventions to reduce pre-procedural anxiety.
What factors influence pre-procedural anxiety levels in patients scheduled for elective coronary angiography?
Cross-Sectional (n=111)
No
What factors influence pre-procedural anxiety levels in patients scheduled for elective coronary angiography?
Absolute Event Rate: 36.9% vs 44.33%
p-value: p=<0.001
Pre-procedural anxiety is common before coronary angiography, with higher trait anxiety than state anxiety, particularly in women, those with lower education, and obese patients.
Higher trait than state anxiety may reflect baseline burden; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Objective: This study aimed to determine whether patients’ anxiety levels before coronary angiography differed from their baseline (trait) anxiety levels, to identify factors contributing to these differences, and to explore potential interventions to reduce pre-procedural anxiety. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional, observational study included 111 patients aged 18 years and older who were scheduled for elective coronary angiography. Collected data included demographic characteristics (age, gender, height, weight), medical history, comorbidities, and history of previous surgeries or coronary interventions. Anxiety levels were assessed using the state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI) — form TX-I for state anxiety and form TX-II for trait anxiety. All data were analyzed using appropriate statistical methods. Results: The mean trait anxiety score was significantly higher than the mean state anxiety score (p
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Kandemir et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Scheduled for elective coronary angiography (n=111). Scheduled for elective coronary angiography was evaluated on State anxiety score vs Trait anxiety score (p=<0.001). Mean trait anxiety scores were significantly higher than mean state anxiety scores (44.33 vs 36.9, p<0.001) in patients scheduled for elective coronary angiography.
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