The effect of preoperative anxiety levels on postoperative recovery in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery during Covid 19

Introduction and Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of preoperative anxiety levels on postoperative recovery in patients undergoing cardiac surgery during Covid19. Material and Methods: The population of the descriptive study consisted of patients in the adult cardiovascular surgery service of a training and research hospital. Data were collected from 235 patients who were planned to undergo cardiac surgery between April and August 2021, who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study, using the Sociodemographic Characteristics Form, State-Trait Anxiety Scale and Postoperative Recovery Index, and the analysis of the data collected in the study was performed using SPSS 22.0 software. Results and Conclusion: The mean age of the patients who participated in the study was 58.71±11.92 years, 71.1% were male, 83% were married, 64.3% were primary school graduates, 65.5% had other diseases, 61.3% had a family history of heart disease and 19.6% had Covid 19. It was found that the patients had moderate anxiety according to the mean state-trait anxiety score in the preoperative period, and they had a lot of difficulty in recovery according to the Postoperative Recovery Index. A significant positive correlation was found between the Trait Anxiety Scale and the Postoperative Recovery Index. It was found that patients who were anxious due to the Covid 19 process had higher preoperative state-trait anxiety. It was determined that there was a positive and significant relationship between the preoperative trait anxiety levels of the patients and their postoperative recovery, and the Covid 19 process increased anxiety.