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P01-299 - Effect of preoperative information and reassurance in decreasing anxiety in patients who are candidate for coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2020

F. Ranjbar  and
F. Akbarzadeh
F. Ranjbar
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz, Iran Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Team of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
F. Akbarzadeh
Affiliation:
Cardiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz, Iran Cardiovascular Research Center of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

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Introduction and objectives

Psychological problems like anxiety in patients who are candidate for coronary artery bypass graft (CABGs) may increase mortality and morbidity. The effect of reassurance and preoperative information in decreasing anxiety is uncertain.

Aims

This study was designed to address the effect of preoperative information and reassurance in decreasing anxiety patients who are candidate for CABGs.

Methods

With experimental study and random sampling 85 (55male and 30 female) of 238 patients who were candidate for CABGs were included and completed spilberger anxiety test on the day of admission. Preoperative information and reassurance was done and test was completed again a day before the surgery. At last the Statistical analysis was done.

Results

The Mean score of anxiety in patients with mild anxiety disorder (21 patients) was 34± 4.2 before and 39±5.8 after intervention. In patients with moderate anxiety disorder (39 patients) the score decreased from 52.61±3.8 to 50.76±56. Twenty five patients had severe anxiety disorder formerly with score of 63.88±2.8 which decreased to 53.88±7.6. All of differences were significant statistically.

Conclusions

In patients with mild anxiety intervention of preoperative information and reassurance resulted in increasing of anxiety but in patients with moderate or severe anxiety disorder such intervention decreased the level of anxiety significantly.

Type
Consultation liaison psychiatry
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 25 , Issue S1: 18th European Congress of Psychiatry. February 27, March 2, 2010 - Munich, Germany , 2010 , 25-E507
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2010
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