Why the study?
Preoperative anxiety is common and associated with serious postoperative adverse events, but the characteristics of cardiac surgery patients experiencing high preoperative anxiety required exploration.
Population
127 cardiac surgery patients waiting for surgery
Design
Cluster analysis study
Authors
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High-anxiety patients may warrant early psychoeducation targeting illness perception; leaves open whether this improves postoperative outcomes.
A significant proportion of patients awaiting cardiac surgery experience high anxiety, which is strongly associated with negative illness perception, depressive symptoms, and a higher desire for information, highlighting the need for tailored psycho-educational interventions.
Jarmoszewicz et al. (2020) studied this question.
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