Effects of IDEAS visits model on anxiety in ear, nose and throat department patients before day surgery

Abstract

Objective To explore the effects of IDEAS visits model on anxiety in ear, nose and throat (ENT) patients before day surgery. Methods Totally 200 ENT patients before day surgery were selected using convenient sampling from July 2017 to June 2018. 5 cases fell off before the end of study. Totally 97 patients admitted between July and December 2017 were finally included into the control group, while 98 patients admitted between January and June 2018 were finally included into the intervention group. Patients in the control group received conventional visits before surgery, whereas patients in the intervention group received visits according to IDEAS model. Blood pressure, pulse rate and Visual Analogue Score (VAS) on pain were compared between the two groups before and after intervention. Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) was used to evaluate the patients' anxiety. Results There was no statistically significant difference in blood pressure and pulse rate between the two groups before intervention (P>0.05) ; blood pressure and pulse rate were lower in the intervention group than in the control group, and the VAS of the intervention group was lower than that of the control group after intervention (P 0.05) ; while the APAIS score of the intervention group was lower than that of the control group (P<0.05) . Conclusions IDEAS visits model can reduce the preoperative anxiety in ENT patients before day surgery. Key words: Anxiety; IDEAS model; Preoperative visits; Day surgery; Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Department