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Background and Objectives: Reducing patients' anxiety is one of the medical team’s duties. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between waiting time before surgery and patients' anxiety. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in educational and medical centers of Kurdistan in 1398. Spielberger Anxiety Assessment Questionnaire was used to collect data. Independent t-test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyze the data. Results: The mean of apparent and hidden anxiety of patients at the time of entering the waiting room was 45.55 (8.35) and 43.97 (8.07), respectively. At the time of departure, it was 47.32 (8.81) and 46.17 (8.84), respectively.Which showed moderate to high anxiety in patients. There was a direct relationship between the waiting time before surgery and the anxiety score (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results showed the anxiety of all research samples before surgery and there was a significant statistical relationship between the time before surgery and patients' anxiety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Anxiety are considered as survivors based on their new hair or new nasal nose and their aim is to study and evaluate them. Preoperative anxiety was measured in hospitalized patients in Peymanieh Hospital in Jahrom in year 2019. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 209 patients admitted to hospitals affiliated to Jahrom University of Medical Sciences in year 97. Data gathering tool was Spielberg's demographic information and anxiety questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical tests at the significant level P <0.05. Results: Mean trait anxiety was 44.96 7 7.75 and mean state anxiety was 44.54 8 8.17. There was a significant relationship between preoperative anxiety and age and marital status. There was no significant difference between mean trait anxiety and men and women (p = 0.492, p = 0.391). But there was a significant difference between the average anxiety of trait and the status of single and married people (p = 0.006, p = 0.006). Conclusion: According to the results of the study, preoperative anxiety was not different between men and women, but it was higher in single men than in married people. Therefore, it is recommended to use various methods for patient education and to determine the educational program to eliminate the factors affecting anxiety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and aim: Although the current era of surgical anesthesia and less complications than in the past and have become more successful, but anxiety before surgery still remains. Anxiety, worry is looking kind of a perceived threat or danger is caused by the individual and can increase or decrease a person's ability to understand, to be effective. Methods: This descriptive study in 2013 on 120 Patients in hospital operating rooms Kashani hospital was done. Adults randomly systematically selected. Measure anxiety, the questionnaire was used. Results: The results showed that the highest levels of anxiety-related concerns before surgery (13/15%), stress care taken in the (12/19%), stress factors related to operating room staff (10/35%) and physical stressors in the operating room (7/62%), respectively. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that the identification of factors affecting preoperative anxiety and the fact that some of these factors can be overcome Suggested using a variety of methods for determining patient education and training program in order to minimize anxiety.

Background & Aim: Although surgery as a means of therapy is used today and saves many patients’ lives but it has also some complications. One of its most important psychological complications is preoperative anxiety. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of nursing process based care on patients' anxiety of candidates for women’s elective surgery. Material & Methods: Using a randomized clinical trial, 60 candidates for women’s elective surgery in kosar hospital of Qazvin city were randomly assigned to either control or experimental groups. The experimental group was assessed based on nursing process after admission. If any nursing diagnoses including anxiety, knowledge deficit, or fear were found, then the required training was provided to the patients . The control group just received routine care. Data was collected using Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) and a laboratory test for measurement of serum cortisol level. Data analysis was performed by descriptive and inferential statistics (Chi-square test, fisher’s exact test, paired t test, independent t test, Wilcoxon and Pearson correlation) using SPSS-PC (v.17). Results: Paired t test results showed that the mean score for preoperative anxiety in the experimental group (13.6 ± 3.3) compared to the time of admission (23.33 ± 3.6) has been significantly decreased (p= 0.001, t= - 4.7). Whereas the mean score for preoperative anxiety in the control group (23/4 ± 4.28) compared to mean score of anxiety at admission time (17/03 ± 3.96) had been increased (p=0.001, t = -7.39). Results of independent t test showed that the mean preoperative anxiety score in the experimental group was significantly less than control group (p=0.001, t = -10.3). Conclusion: According to the results, nursing care based on nursing process as an effective and non pharmaceutical intervention can be recommended for reducing anxiety and concerns of these patients. Received: 2 Jun 2012 Accepted: 18 Aug 2012

Objective(s): To assess the effectiveness of acupressure (acupuncture without needle (and synergism of acupoints in reducing and maintaining patient’s anxiety before abdominal surgeries. Methods: Participants in this randomized controlled trial were 70 patients who were scheduled to undergo abdominal surgery. Patients were randomized to an acupressure group or a placebo group, received acupressure either at the right points or at sham points for 10 mins. Anxiety [recorded on a Visual Analog Scale (0-10)] measured before, following pressure application and 30 minutes after intervention in both groups. Results: The anxiety decreased in both group following pressure application for 10 min (P