Abstract:Background: Anxiety happens as the normal reaction of stressor and last for a moment. Anxiety may be experienced by patients who will undergo cardiac surgery.
Objective: This study aimed to describe the anxiety that experienced by patients who will undergo cardiac surgery at Dr. Kariadi Hospital, Semarang.
Methods: This descriptive study used Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) to measure the respondents’ anxiety rating scale and their responses during cardiac surgery. Thirty respondents were incl… Show more
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