title: Effects of intraoperative progress reports on anxiety of elective surgical patients' family members.
abstract: The purpose of this experimental study was to examine the effects of intraoperative progress reports on family members' state anxiety level (STAI S-Anxiety), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and heart rate during elective surgical procedures. Family members of randomly selected surgical patients were eligible to participate. Control group family members (n = 50) received usual care. Family members in the experimental group (n = 50) received a 5- to 10-minute progress report protocol about halfway through a surgical procedure. Families' STAI S-Anxiety scores, MAP, and heart rates were compared between the control and experimental groups using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Family members in the experimental group reported lower STAI S-Anxiety scores (p < .001), and had significantly lower MAP and heart rates than did the control group (p < .001). Progress reports appear to be a beneficial nursing intervention for reducing anxiety in family members during the intraoperative period.
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: Leske
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research