Abstract
Background: Surgical patients may experience anxiety during the pre-operation period which stimulates stress during and after the operation. Fear of death, surgery, loss of independence, pain after the surgery, isolation from family, a success rate of surgery, and waiting for surgical procedures are the main causes of preoperative anxiety. The low level of information about the issues related to surgery, the nature of the disease, and the side effects after the operation may raise the anxiety level. before, during, and after the surgery. Different methods are used for managing pre-operative anxiety such as medications and educational sessions. Due to the adverse side effects of medicines, anesthesiologists prefer pre-operative counseling. This research study aimed to examine the effectiveness of preoperative counseling for patients undergoing anesthesia. The Observational study was performed at the Northwest General Hospital Peshawar from July 2022 to December 2022. A total of 196 participants were involved in the study and their heart rate, blood pressure, and pulse rate was checked before the counseling session, BAI was used to find the main predictors of anxiety and its effect. Finally, the participants were provided with counseling sessions and their anxiety level was again checked with the vitals (HR, RR. BP). Results concluded that heart rate, blood pressure, and pulse rate were increased in females as compared to males. Before the counseling session, the anxiety level was high and after the counseling session, most of the patients felt to be relaxed, pleasant, and less tense.
Aim and objective: To assess the impact of counseling on reducing pre-operative anxiety in patients undergoing general anesthesia.To assess the correlation between anxiety and its signs and symptoms such as Heart Rate (HR), Pulse Rate (PR), and Blood Pressure (BP).To check the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for the reduction of pre-operative anxiety in patients undergoing elective surgery
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Methods The following study has been conducted to collect data from patients undergoing anesthesia and elective surgery within a hospital setting who received pre-operative counseling from anesthesiologists to analyze the effectiveness of preoperative counseling in reducing their anxiety and stress. The design used for the research was an observational study that aimed to investigate the impacts of pre-operative counseling. All the patients were actively involved in. attending educational sessions with the doctors and anesthesiologists. After the completion of educational sessions, their perceptions were reviewed for evaluating the effectiveness. The evaluation looked at their blood pressure, heartbeat, and pulse rate before and after the counseling session and how they perceived the current educational guidelines.
RESULTS: Demographic information From demographic information, a researcher can get data about participants, and the research participants need to provide basic demographic information for generalization purposes. Demographic information includes gender, age, sex, education, etc. Gender is very important for preferences, stakeholder engagement, communication, and decision-making for exploring the interventions. Institutionalized gender, gender relations, identity, and roles affect how implemented strategy work. Similarly, age group is also an important element of demographic information because it helps the researcher to find the target audience for the study. This research study was conducted to find out the effectiveness of preoperative counseling and the level of anxiety after pre-operative counseling. A total of 195 participants participated in the research study. 59% of participants were male and 41% were female. 33% of the participants belong to20-30y age group,36%to 30-40y and 31%to 40-50y.
Keywords:
Anxiety, Surgery, Anesthesia, Preoperative counseling
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