Ansiedad preoperatoria en procedimientos anestésicos
2010; Elsevier BV; Volume: 78; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2444-054X
AutoresJaquelyn Valenzuela-Millán, José René Barrera-Serrano, José Manuel Ornelas-Aguirre,
Tópico(s)Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Resumosummary Background: Preoperative anxiety is a common and poorly evaluated condition in patients who will undergo an anesthetic and surgical intervention. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of anxiety in a group of patients undergoing elective surgery, as assessed by the Amsterdam Anxiety Preoperative and Information (AAPI) scale. methods: We studied 135 patients scheduled for elective surgery applying the AAPI scale 24 h before the surgical procedure to evaluate the presence of anxiety and patient characteristics. A descriptive analysis with mean ± standard deviation for categorical variables was done. For intragroup differences, χ 2
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