HARINIPRIYA S,IMMANUVEL I,LOKESHPRIYAN V,NIRMALKUMAR M,VENKATESH ,VINODHAA SRI.B,SONIA M
DOI: https://doi.org/Background: Anxiety is an unpleasant emotional experience that involves feelings of tension, apprehension, nervousness and high autonomic activity. Few studies will be conducted on anxiety levels among patient undergoing surgical operation.
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess preoperative and postoperative anxiety level of patients and identify factors that may influence patient’s preoperative anxiety level.
Methods: Adult patients scheduled for elective surgery in a tertiary public hospital will be assessed a day before and after their surgery using a questionnaire with socio-demographic and clinical details. Anxiety will be assessed with the state portion of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and different factors responsible for their anxiety were selected from a list.
Result: From the proposed study, we have concluded that patients undergoing elective surgeries are prone to fall in preoperative anxiety than postoperative. Fear regarding the surgical procedure is prominently reflected than that of anesthetic procedure going to be performed over the intraoperative management.
Conclusion: The prevalence of preoperative anxiety will be high in patients. Psychological preparation and provision of correct information that addresses identified factors may help in reducing preoperative anxiety.
