Factors affecting preoprative anxiety

Introduction: Tens of milion people undergoing surgery each year in the world . Surgery is a stress that creates physiological responses (endocrine) and psychologic stress (fear,anxiety). Prolonged anxiety ,if unrecognized ,creates stress which may subsequently harm the patient and delay recovery. This study was intended to assess factors affecting peroprative anxiey of the patients. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study involved 100 patients who admited on the general surgery wards in the hospitals of Mashhad. The patients were selected by objective-bused sampling method and a state- trait Anxiety inventory questionnair was filled for each patient in the evening and morning (immediatelly pre-oprative) prior to surgery. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software. Results: Our result indicated that a significant differnce between the mean evening anxiety () and mean morning anxiety ()(p < ). In addition, the following factors were found to be affecting preoprative morning anxiety : sex , asleep night prior surgery , waiting more than  hours, finacial problems, occupation and companion (R = ). Conclusion : Given the factors that have influence on preoprative anxiety, and some these factors are preventable, it is suggested that a systematic planning for recognition these factors in order to minimize their effects are prepared in surgery wards