Pre-operative anxiety in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery – A cross-sectional study

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijans.2017.06.003
• Publication Date: 2017-06-27T07:02:08Z
• Authors: C. Ramesh; Baby S. Nayak; Vasudev Baburaya Pai; Anice George; Linu Sara George; Elsa Sanatombi Devi
• Keywords: Cross-sectional study; Bypass surgery

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery is an important treatment for the patients with coronary disease to reduce angina and enhance quality of life. Anxiety a usual reaction stressful situation existing in awaiting surgery. The objective study was assess pre-operative anxiety who were undergoing A cross-sectional consisting 140 included using convenience sampling technique tertiary care referral hospital. data collected state-trait inventory. entered into SPSS (version – 20.0) windows descriptive inferential statistics performed. enrolled (117 males 23 females) patients. Their mean age 57.29 ± 8.14 (range 35–70 years). Most 118 (84%) had preoperative before There association found between gender Pearson chi-square value 11.57 (p < 0.001). Patients experiencing high level females higher than males. Identification CABG essential because it helps health professionals nurses develop effective appropriate interventions.