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Intraoperative progress reports decrease family members' anxiety

J S Leske1

  • 1University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Nursing, USA.

AORN Journal
|September 1, 1996
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Providing in-person intraoperative progress reports significantly reduced family members' anxiety and physiological stress during surgery. This perioperative nursing intervention offers the most benefit for anxious families awaiting surgical procedures.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Family members experience significant anxiety during surgical procedures.
  • Effective communication strategies are crucial for managing perioperative patient and family anxiety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of different intraoperative progress report methods on family members' anxiety and physiological stress.
  • To determine the most effective perioperative nursing intervention for reducing family anxiety.

Main Methods:

  • A four-group quasi-experimental posttest design was employed with 200 family members.
  • Interventions included standard care, in-person reports, an attention protocol, and telephone reports.
  • Dependent variables measured were state anxiety scores, mean arterial pressure (MAP), and heart rate.

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Main Results:

  • The in-person progress report group exhibited significantly lower state anxiety scores (P < .001).
  • This group also showed significantly lower MAP and heart rate (P < .05) compared to other groups.
  • Intraoperative progress reports, particularly in-person, demonstrated a positive effect on reducing family stress.

Conclusions:

  • In-person intraoperative progress reports are a highly effective perioperative nursing intervention.
  • This method significantly reduces anxiety and physiological stress in family members during surgery.
  • Perioperative nurses should consider implementing in-person progress reports to support families.