Pre-Operative Patient's Anxiety Level with RT-PCR Swab Covid-19 in Operating Room RSPAL Dr. Ramelan Surabaya

Abstract

Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 which spreads throughout the world including Indonesia and causes high anxiety for patients. One way to detect Covid-19 is the RT-PCR method. This method is a must that is applied to preoperative patients in the operating room. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of anxiety in preoperative patients with RT-PCR swab results Methods: Research design was correlation analytic with cross-sectional approach. The population was preoperative patients with RT-PCR swab procedure in operating room from July-September 2021. There were 36 respondents with purposive sampling. Anxiety instrument was done with Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HARS). The data were analyzed by using the Spearman Rho test. Results: The results of this study showed that the most dominant level of anxiety experienced moderate anxiety with an level of 30.6%, while the level of severe anxiety reached 13.9%. The Spearman test showed that there was a relationship between the results of the RT-PCR swab and the level of anxiety in preoperative patients, namely a very strong relationship p = 0.000 (p <0.05) and r = 0.594. Conclusion: The implication of the study showed that the results of the RT-PCR swab detection of Covid-19 preoperative patients had the most positive reaction, where the patient had delayed surgery and would undergo self-isolation. The anxiety level of preoperative patients was most dominant experiencing moderate anxiety due to delaying in surgery. Development and distribution of leaflets as a tool to provide education on surgical services and management of preoperative surgical precautions before undergoing RT-PCR swabs are recommended.