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Funda Çetinkaya1, Kevser Sevgi Unal Aslan2
1Department of Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety levels and preoperative anxiety in patients who will undergo elective surgery during the pandemic period.
Design:
This study was an analytical cross-sectional study.
Methods:
The study was carried out with 228 patients between May and December 2021 in the surgical clinics of a training and research hospital. The data were collected using patient information form, Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) and Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS).
Findings:
The patients' APAIS total score level was 15.86 ± 6.44, and the CAS score was 6.63 ± 3.61. A positive, moderate and statistically significant relationship was found between the CAS score and the APAIS total score (r = 0.547; P = .000) and, the CAS score and anxiety due to anesthesia surgery (r = 0.545; P = .000) and information (r = 0.501; P = .000) subdimensions.
Conclusions:
The results of this study showed that the preoperative anxiety level increased in individuals with increased coronavirus anxiety levels.
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