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Adibi P, Sayadinia M, Dabiri P, Vatankhah M, Malekshoar M, Zarei T et al . Investigating the level of anxiety in elective cataract
surgery candidates. Tehran Univ Med J 2024; 82 (9) :693-700
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Pourya Adibi1 
, Mehrdad Sayadinia , Parnia Dabiri , Majid Vatankhah1 , Mehrdad Malekshoar1 , Tayyebeh Zarei1 , Bibi Mona Razavi *2
, Mehrdad Sayadinia , Parnia Dabiri , Majid Vatankhah1 , Mehrdad Malekshoar1 , Tayyebeh Zarei1 , Bibi Mona Razavi *2
1- Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
2- Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran. ,razavi.b.m.1@gmail.com
2- Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran. ,
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Background: Preoperative anxiety assessment allows for better analgesia in the postoperative period and a better experience for the patient. Previous studies have investigated anxiety factors specific to cataract surgery, reporting vision problems, particularly blindness, among the main preoperative fears. However, there is little research that fully and accurately investigates the causes and factors of anxiety in this population. Therefore, in this study, the factors related to anxiety in the elective eye patients.
Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, the comparison of the level of anxiety in elective eye patients of Shahid Mohammadi Bandar Abbas Hospital in the spring and summer of 2023 was investigated. Patients referred to Bandar Abbas Shahid Mohammadi Hospital were included in the study according to the entry criteria and obtaining informed consent. In this study, after the approval of the research committee of the university, the necessary information was made by the researcher's checklist, which includes gender, age, causes of anxiety, patient's level of education, previous history of eye surgery, previous history of non-eye surgery and other underlying diseases. Was collected and the level of anxiety was measured in 2 stages before and after eye surgery based on VAS criteria.
Results: In this study, 85 (47.2%) patients were male and 95 (52.8%) were female. Also, most of the patients had a diploma-level education. Most patients mentioned a non-ocular surgery history (18.3%). Also, most of the patients (52.8%) noted an unknown cause as an anxiety-causing factor, and the least frequent among the anxiety-causing causes mentioned by the patients was the fear of death due to surgery. The level of anxiety in patients who had a history of non-ocular surgery was significantly lower. Patients who mentioned the unknown cause, the surgery itself, and financial problems as the cause of their anxiety experienced significantly higher preoperative anxiety and postoperative anxiety.
Conclusion: The level of anxiety in patients who have a history of eye and non-eye surgery is significantly lower. Preoperative anxiety and postoperative anxiety are significantly higher in patients who mention the unknown cause, the surgery itself, and financial problems as the cause of their anxiety.
Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, the comparison of the level of anxiety in elective eye patients of Shahid Mohammadi Bandar Abbas Hospital in the spring and summer of 2023 was investigated. Patients referred to Bandar Abbas Shahid Mohammadi Hospital were included in the study according to the entry criteria and obtaining informed consent. In this study, after the approval of the research committee of the university, the necessary information was made by the researcher's checklist, which includes gender, age, causes of anxiety, patient's level of education, previous history of eye surgery, previous history of non-eye surgery and other underlying diseases. Was collected and the level of anxiety was measured in 2 stages before and after eye surgery based on VAS criteria.
Results: In this study, 85 (47.2%) patients were male and 95 (52.8%) were female. Also, most of the patients had a diploma-level education. Most patients mentioned a non-ocular surgery history (18.3%). Also, most of the patients (52.8%) noted an unknown cause as an anxiety-causing factor, and the least frequent among the anxiety-causing causes mentioned by the patients was the fear of death due to surgery. The level of anxiety in patients who had a history of non-ocular surgery was significantly lower. Patients who mentioned the unknown cause, the surgery itself, and financial problems as the cause of their anxiety experienced significantly higher preoperative anxiety and postoperative anxiety.
Conclusion: The level of anxiety in patients who have a history of eye and non-eye surgery is significantly lower. Preoperative anxiety and postoperative anxiety are significantly higher in patients who mention the unknown cause, the surgery itself, and financial problems as the cause of their anxiety.
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