The effects of preoperative teaching on anxiety levels of hysterectomy patients

This study investigated the effects of a preoperative teaching class on State Anxiety levels of patients scheduled for hysterectomy surgery. The Neuman System Model primary prevention mode of intervention was the conceptual framework on which this study was based. The subjects were a volunteer sample of forty women scheduled for hysterectomy surgery, randomized into an experimental group (attended preoperative teaching class) or a control group (no preoperative teaching). State Anxiety levels were measured on admission for surgery by the Spielberger Self-Evaluation Questionnaire (STAI). The significance of difference of mean State Anxiety Scores of the two groups was examined using Student's t-test (two-tailed) and ANCOVA. Analysis of data did not indicate a statistically significant difference at the.05 level of probability. However, in view of the small sample size used, further research in this important aspect of nursing, that of patient education, is suggested.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nursing

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

1991

Author dc:creator

• Fillmore, Judy Ann

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rosemary Witt

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/204

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1203