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LEVEL OF ANXIETY AMONG PRE-OPERATIVE PATIENTS UNDERGOING CARDIAC SURGERY

Dr. Shalni Ahuja, Dr. Tayyaba Memon, Mr. Ashok Kumar

Abstract: Objectives: The goal of this study was to assess the level of anxiety among pre-operative cardiac patients and to find out its association with selected demographic variables i.e. age and gender. Study Design: A Descriptive Cross-sectional study was performed with 49 inpatients scheduled for elective surgery; out of them 35 were male and 14 were female patients. Study settings: CCU (Coronary Care Unit) at Civil Hospital, Hyderabad. Intervention: All the participants were interviewed and were asked to fill out a Questionnaire. The demographic information was collected using a structured Questionnaire. The measuring instrument to assess the patients’ anxiety was Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Outcome: Among the 49 participants, half of the patients (53.06%) presented with abnormal anxiety level. Regarding gender, most of female patients had abnormal anxiety (about 92.85%). Results: Among the pre-operative patients, majority had abnormal anxiety. Females had more anxiety scores than males. Selected demographic variables were associated with anxiety levels and found that gender had significant association with various levels of anxiety (p- value<0.005) and age had insignificant association with anxiety level (p-value >0.005) Conclusion: The HADS is a useful instrument to assess the level of patients’ pre-operative anxiety as it has been widely used as a validated psychological instrument. Measuring anxiety before any surgery helps the patient to alleviate their worries to some extent with the support of health care professionals. Keywords: Anxiety, Depression, surgery, pre-operative, fear, post-operative.

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