Abstract
Background & Aim: Anxiety and depression are considered as important complications before surgery. Given the importance of reducing anxiety in patients nominated for surgery, different methods are conducted for this purpose, that patient training is one of these methods, this study was performed with the aim of influence of planned and written education on anxiety in patients scheduled for neurosurgery. Material and Methods: This study was an experimental that 90 neurosurgery patients were randomly divided into 3 groups of planned, written and control training. At the first stage, all patients responded to 40 questions of Spielberger anxiety questionnaire and then intervention was performed in the planned and written training groups. Then assessment of anxiety in patients after training was conducted in three groups. In order to analyze the data, in addition to calculate the mean and standard deviation, independent t-test and ANOVA were used. Results: The results showed that there is no difference between the average anxiety of patients before the training (P> 0.05). But there is difference between patients anxiety in the three groups after the test (P <0.05). And by comparing the mean, it was shown that mean anxiety in two planned and written training groups is decreased after training. Conclusion: Given that nurses play an important role in the investigation and relief of patients anxiety, and compared to other members of the healthcare team spend more time with patients undergoing surgery, the planned training method must therefore be considered to provide effective support to reduce anxiety before surgery.
Highlights
Traffic accidents have been known around the world as the leading cause of disability and mortality and they are a major public health problem in developing and developed countries [1]
Results showed that there is a difference between mean differences of overt anxiety before and after training in neurosurgery at three groups of participants, (p
Results showed that there is a difference between mean differences of covert anxiety before and after training in neurosurgery at three groups of participants, (p
Summary
Traffic accidents have been known around the world as the leading cause of disability and mortality and they are a major public health problem in developing and developed countries [1]. In developed countries, including America, the damage caused by trauma like vehicle crash, is the seventh leading cause of death [4] This issue increases direct costs (such as medical expenses resulting from accident and incident disability care) and indirect costs (such as psychological problems, including anxiety and depression in individuals and the loss of the labor force permanently or temporarily) [4]. If anxiety is not controlled or become chronic, may result in increased proteolysis, reduced wound healing, increased risk of infection, the change in immune response and fluid and electrolyte imbalance and changes in sleep pattern [8] These factors cause prolonged hospitalization and delayed discharge for patients [9]. The present study has been designed and implemented to evaluate the effect of two training methods of written and planned on anxiety of traffic accidents patients
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