Returning to Normal After Earthquake: Anxiety Levels of Surgical Patients

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2, 12 - 21, 30.12.2023

Şeyma Yurtseven , Hamide Şişman , Dudu Alptekin , Sevban Arslan

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Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the views on the anxiety of patients who continue their lives under psychological pressure due to the effects of heavy stressing large earthquakes and recurrent aftershocks and the examination of the factors affecting it.
Material and Methods: The population of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of patients admitted to the surgical clinics of a university hospital between April and June 2023. The sample of the study consisted of 120 patients who agreed to participate in the study. Research data were collected using the Personal Information Form and the Surgical Anxiety Scale for Adult Patients. In the analysis of the data, besides descriptive statistics, t test and Kruskal Wallis test were used for independent groups.
Results: The mean age of the patients participating in the study was 50.9±14.48 years, and 68.3% of them were male. The mean score of the patients on the Surgical Anxiety Scale was determined as 22.24±10.74. In addition, it was determined that the surgical anxiety experienced by the patients was related to marital status, having children, ASA score, education, delay in the planned surgery date due to the earthquake, and damage to the home/workplace in the earthquake.
Conclusion: It was determined that the patients who were planned for surgery experienced a moderate level of anxiety. In addition, it is seen that the surgical anxiety levels of the patients are affected by the post-earthquake variables.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Earthquake, surgical patient, anxiety, nursing

DEPREM SONRASI NORMALE DÖNÜŞ: CERRAHİ HASTALARININ KAYGI DÜZEYLERİ

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı ağır stres verici büyük depremlerin ve tekrarlayan artçı şokların etkisi ile psikolojik baskı altında yaşamına devam eden ve cerrahi geçirecek hastaların kaygısını ve bunu etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesi ile ilişkin görüşleri belirlemektir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel türde olan bu araştırmanın evrenini, Nisan-Haziran 2023 tarihleri arasında bir üniversite hastanesinin cerrahi kliniklerine yatışı yapılan hastalar oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın örneklemini ise araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 120 hasta oluşturmuştur. Araştırma verileri Kişisel Bilgi Formu ve Yetişkin Hastalar için Cerrahi Kaygı Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistiklerin yanı sıra, bağımsız gruplarda t testi, Kruskal Wallis testi kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan hastaların yaş ortalamasının 50,9±14,48, %68,3’unun erkek olduğu saptanmıştır. Hastaların Cerrahi Kaygı Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 22,24±10,74 olarak belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca hastaların yaşadıkları cerrahi kaygının medeni durum, çocuk sahibi olma, ASA skoru, eğitim, depremden dolayı planlanan ameliyat tarihinde gecikme ve depremde ev/işyerinin hasar alması ile ilişkili olduğu saptanmıştır (p<0,05).
Sonuç: Cerrahi planlanan hastaların orta düzeye yakın kaygı yaşadıkları belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca hastaların cerrahi kaygı düzeylerinin deprem sonrası değişkenlerden etkilendiği görülmektedir. Bu kapsamda cerrahi kliniklerde çalışan hemşirelerin ameliyat öncesi dönemde ameliyat sonrası iyileşmeyi etkileyebilecek olan kaygıyı rutin olarak değerlendirmesi ve kişiye özgü bakımı planlaması önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Deprem, cerrahi hastası, kaygı, hemşirelik

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