The role of preoperative information in anxiety levels of patients
Section: TEACHING TO LEARN
How to quote
Ferrer MC, Salvador CM. El papel de la información preoperatoria en los niveles de ansiedad de los pacientes. Educare21 2011; 75. [En línea] [fecha de acceso: 1 de abril de 2011]. URL disponible en: www.educare21.net
Authors
1Mª del Carmen Ferrer Álvarez 2Carmen Mª Salvador Ferrer
Position
1Enfermera, Máster en Enfermería. 2Doctora en Psicología Social, profesora de la Facultad de Psicología. Área de Psicología.
Contact email: cmsalva@ual.es
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to explore the impact of information prior to operation in the levels of preoperative anxiety of patients and at the same time, to know whether there are differences by age and sex of patients. Thus, the study was conducted on a sample comprised of a total of 60 patients, half of whom belong to an experimental group and half to a control group. The data, obtained by one factor ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation analysis, reflect, firstly, that prior information reduces anxiety levels, and secondly, that men and women have similar perceptions of anxiety when offered information prior to operation and thirdly, that age is a determining factor in the patient profile.
Keywords:
age; anxiety; patients; preoperativesex
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Título:
El papel de la información preoperatoria en los niveles de ansiedad de los pacientes
