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Determinant factors of the anxiety and mechanisms of coping on general surgical procedures
Fatores determinantes da ansiedade e mecanismos de coping em procedimentos cirúrgicos gerais
Factores determinantes de la ansiedad y mecanismos de coping en los procedimientos quirúrgicos generales
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Abstract Objectives: identify the determinant factors of the increase of anxiety in patients in the preoperatory period; determine the mechanisms of coping most used by the surgical patients. Method: exploratory study, descriptive, qualitative involving 19 patients hospitalized in the Surgical Clinic of a Un... view more
Objectives: identify the determinant factors of the increase of anxiety in patients in the preoperatory period; determine the mechanisms of coping most used by the surgical patients. Method: exploratory study, descriptive, qualitative involving 19 patients hospitalized in the Surgical Clinic of a University Hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro during the period of November-December 2011. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and were analyzed through Bardin's content analysis. Results: The study demonstrates that the factors that increase the anxiety in surgical patients were the surgical procedures and the worry for their families. For the main strategies used by the patients during the preoperatory were faith and hope. Conclusion: Thus, we identified the main feelings about the surgical procedure involved, leaving health professionals intervene, and promoting improved care about the stressing environment experienced by the patient.... view less
Keywords
patient; anxiety; surgery; mental situation; caregiving; nursing; Brazil; Latin America; South America
Classification
Medical Sociology
Social Psychology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 547-555
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5 (2013) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2013v5n4p547
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed