Τίτλος:
Preoperative Anxiety in Patients With Nonmelanoma Skin Tumors of the
Face
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
The manifestation of preoperative anxiety often emerges when a patient
is about to experience a surgical procedure. Especially in facial
plastic surgery, where the reconstruction region is very strictly
confined and the visibility of the outcome is undeniable, an upcoming
surgery may easily provoke the feeling of anxiety. The aim of this study
is to assess the number of patients that undergo preoperative anxiety
and to associate it with several factors found to be concerning for
them. Two hundred twenty-eight adult (>18 years) patients with facial
nonmelanoma skin tumors, from a Plastic Surgery Clinic in a major
Oncology Hospital in Athens, were included in the study and were given
questionnaires and a Numeric Rating Scale in order to qualitate and
quantitate their preoperative anxiety. Their responses were categorized
and examined using the method of content analysis. 93.8% (n = 214)
reported feeling anxious preoperatively, while the remaining 6.2% (n =
14) stated the opposite. Data showed that higher scores were documented
when the patients were older, had had previous surgeries or had
previously undergone general anesthesia, major procedures or procedures
in the periorbital area. Gender was not found to be associated with
preoperative anxiety. The main concern, finally, of most patients was
the success of the outcome of the surgery.
Συγγραφείς:
Karypidis, Dimitrios
Vakis, Georgios
Giannikou, Paraskevi and
Karagouni, Aikaterini
Περιοδικό:
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
Εκδότης:
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
Anxiety-related factors; facial plastic surgery; nonmelanoma facial skin
tumors; preoperative anxiety
DOI:
10.1097/SCS.0000000000007468
