2016
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690225i
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Ansiedade no período pré-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca

Abstract: Objective: to characterize the patients' anxiety in the preoperative period of heart surgery. Method: We conducted a cross-sectional study in which 106 patients, between one and fi ve days from the date of surgery, were interviewed using a socio-demographic questionnaire and the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Results: The evaluated patients accounted for 59.4% (63) in minimal anxiety and 19.8% (21) in the range considered severe, and the sample had a mean in the mild anxiety level (15.8±19.79). The women had scores (… Show more

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“…Hypertension could also have been well-controlled for years in patients on anti-hypertensive treatment. Finally, normotensive patients may have suffered from white-coat [76] and anxiety-induced hypertension due to scheduled surgery [77]. Overall, any actual underlying links of blood pressure with POCD risk may have been eliminated by such “dilution” of “hypertension” groups.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hypertension could also have been well-controlled for years in patients on anti-hypertensive treatment. Finally, normotensive patients may have suffered from white-coat [76] and anxiety-induced hypertension due to scheduled surgery [77]. Overall, any actual underlying links of blood pressure with POCD risk may have been eliminated by such “dilution” of “hypertension” groups.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The definition of preoperative anxiety is "an unpleasant state of uneasiness or tension that is secondary to a patient being concerned about a disease, hospitalization, anaesthesia and surgery, or the unknown" [1]. Among patients admitted to hospital for surgery, 20-28% reported high preoperative anxiety and 60% reported minimal anxiety in two studies investigating this issue [2,3]. Patients' anxiety before surgery is a risk for postoperative recovery problems and its consequences are of paramount importance in delaying wound healing [4].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Anxiety can be defined as an unpleasant emotional state involving feelings of apprehension and nervousness, being known to cause abnormal hemodynamics as a consequence of sympathetic, parasympathetic and endocrine stimulation ( 1 ) . Most patients awaiting elective surgery experience anxiety, since the preoperative phase is considered the period when the patient is most vulnerable, becoming prone to emotional imbalances ( 1 - 2 ) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This surgery is indicated for adults with Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m 2 , with one or more significant obesity-related comorbidities ( 6 ) . The lack of guidance about the surgery and an adequate therapeutic relationship with the patient by the health team can cause a state of anxiety and depression throughout the hospitalization period ( 1 ) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%