Research Article

CAN DISTRESS THERMOMETER BE USED TO MEASURE ANXIETY INDUCED SURGERY?

Volume: 24 Number: 3 September 25, 2021
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CAN DISTRESS THERMOMETER BE USED TO MEASURE ANXIETY INDUCED SURGERY?

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate the Distress Thermometer (DT) as a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to measure the patients' stress because of surgery.
Method: This was a methodological study conducted with 200 patients. Data were collected using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Distress Thermometer (DT) and surgery-related distress causes list (DCL) for preoperative patients. The validation of the Distress Thermometer was performed in conjunction with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).
Results: Study results determined that the distress score average of the patients was 4.4 (SD 2.4), and the distress level of 47.5% of the patients was above this average. The sensitivity of HADS, which had a cut-off point of five or more, was 72.5% and specificity was 59.3%. The most expressed causes of distress were the development of infection after surgery. There was a moderate relation between the thermometer score and the total DCL score and the HADS total score.
Conclusion: The distress thermometer can be used as a valid tool in determining surgery-related anxiety. And also distress causes list can be used to determine distress factors. In this study, the HADS was used as a criterion for DT-DCL, and according to this scale, the sensitivity of the thermometer was high, and the specificity was moderate. The tool can be retested by using different distress scales.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 25, 2021

Submission Date

April 28, 2021

Acceptance Date

August 28, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 24 Number: 3

APA
Çakır Özmen, G., & Gürsoy, A. (2021). CAN DISTRESS THERMOMETER BE USED TO MEASURE ANXIETY INDUCED SURGERY? Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences, 24(3), 318-325. https://doi.org/10.17049/ataunihem.929152
AMA
1.Çakır Özmen G, Gürsoy A. CAN DISTRESS THERMOMETER BE USED TO MEASURE ANXIETY INDUCED SURGERY? Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences. 2021;24(3):318-325. doi:10.17049/ataunihem.929152
Chicago
Çakır Özmen, Gül, and Ayla Gürsoy. 2021. “CAN DISTRESS THERMOMETER BE USED TO MEASURE ANXIETY INDUCED SURGERY?”. Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences 24 (3): 318-25. https://doi.org/10.17049/ataunihem.929152.
EndNote
Çakır Özmen G, Gürsoy A (September 1, 2021) CAN DISTRESS THERMOMETER BE USED TO MEASURE ANXIETY INDUCED SURGERY? Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences 24 3 318–325.
IEEE
[1]G. Çakır Özmen and A. Gürsoy, “CAN DISTRESS THERMOMETER BE USED TO MEASURE ANXIETY INDUCED SURGERY?”, Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 318–325, Sept. 2021, doi: 10.17049/ataunihem.929152.
ISNAD
Çakır Özmen, Gül - Gürsoy, Ayla. “CAN DISTRESS THERMOMETER BE USED TO MEASURE ANXIETY INDUCED SURGERY?”. Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences 24/3 (September 1, 2021): 318-325. https://doi.org/10.17049/ataunihem.929152.
JAMA
1.Çakır Özmen G, Gürsoy A. CAN DISTRESS THERMOMETER BE USED TO MEASURE ANXIETY INDUCED SURGERY? Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences. 2021;24:318–325.
MLA
Çakır Özmen, Gül, and Ayla Gürsoy. “CAN DISTRESS THERMOMETER BE USED TO MEASURE ANXIETY INDUCED SURGERY?”. Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences, vol. 24, no. 3, Sept. 2021, pp. 318-25, doi:10.17049/ataunihem.929152.
Vancouver
1.Gül Çakır Özmen, Ayla Gürsoy. CAN DISTRESS THERMOMETER BE USED TO MEASURE ANXIETY INDUCED SURGERY? Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences. 2021 Sep. 1;24(3):318-25. doi:10.17049/ataunihem.929152

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