Pre-Operative Anxiety and Health Problems of Patients Attending Hospitals of Kirkuk, Iraq: Pre-Operative Anxiety

Hayman Mohammed Saeed  Rashid; Kareem Jamal  Hamad; Bestoon Mohammed  Ahmed

doi:10.32441/ijms.6.3.2

Authors

Hayman Mohammed Saeed Rashid Al-Qalam University College https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7311-4250
Kareem Jamal Hamad Erbil Polytechnic University, Soran Technical College https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3792-7067
Bestoon Mohammed Ahmed College of Nursing, Kirkuk University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9437-8383

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32441/ijms.6.3.2

Keywords:

Anxiety, anesthesia, patients, surgery, study

Abstract

Background: Preoperative anxiety is a challenging problem in the preoperative care of patients. A common low level of anxiety is an expected reaction to unpredictable and potentially life-threatening circumstances, especially for a patient’s first surgical experience. It is a response to external or internal stimuli that can have behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms. This study aimed to identify the anxiety prevalence among preoperative patients attending Kirkuk hospitals and associated factors.

Objectives: To assess the anxiety level and identify the association between sociodemographic characteristics and patients’ anxiety.

Method: A cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted on 152 patients arranged for surgery at governmental hospitals of Kirkuk City by using a systematic random sampling procedure. Collecting data was performed from the 1^st of January to the end of March 2023 by direct interview after informed consent was taken, and a proper questionnaire was used for the study. The data entry and analysis were done by using SPSS version 24(IBM STATA). Frequency percentage was used, and Chi-square was performed to assess the effect of association of variables. A p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results: Among 152 patients, the anxiety level was 27(17.8%), and one-fourth of them 38(25%) were at age 40-49 years. This study divided the anxiety levels into high, medium, and low. The anxiety levels were significantly higher among males (p-value 0.04), who were illiterate (P=0.011), and businessmen (P=0.001). Interestingly, the history of surgery was not significantly associated with state anxiety (p-value 0.96), those diagnosed with hypertension disorders (P=0.021) reported the highest proportion of anxiety.

Conclusion: The level of anxiety showed nearly one-fifth, and the ratio of male: to female participants was 2:1, there was a significant association between the anxiety level and male gender, illiterates, Businessmen, and people who hypertension diagnosis report the highest proportion of anxiety level.

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Pre-Operative Anxiety and Health Problems of Patients Attending Hospitals of Kirkuk, Iraq