Effectiveness of preoperative visit on anxiety, pain and wellbeing
2015; Volume: 14; Issue: 39 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1695-6141
AutoresCristina Bagés Fortacín, Mar Lleixà Fortuño, Cristina Español Puig, Gloria Imbernón Casas, Nuria Munté Prunera, Dolores Vázquez Morillo,
Tópico(s)Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
ResumoObjective: Assess whether the preoperative visit is an effective instrument to reduce both the preoperative anxiety level and postoperative pain. Methods: Randomized controlled trial with two groups, repeated measures before-after. The study consists of comparing the average levels of anxiety, pain and well-being at different times of the surgical process. The non-parametric tests of U Mann-Whitney and Chi-Square Pearson were used for the bivariate analysis and Spearmans’s Rho correlation was used to check the association between quantitative variables Results: The experimental group shows a statistically significant decrease of the preoperative anxiety level and postoperative pain and an increase of wellbeing Conclusions: The preoperative visit is an effective instrument to reduce the situational anxiety level and postoperative pain.
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