title: Preoperation interviews: a nursing intervention to reduce patients' anxiety.
abstract: A quasi-experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effect of preoperative interviews on patients' anxiety levels. A convenience sample of 60 was assigned between two groups of equal size: a treatment group in which subjects were interviewed by a perioperative nurse or a control group in which subjects were not interviewed. All subjects completed state-trait Anxiety Inventory questionnaires. Group comparison using analysis of covariance showed subjects who were interviewed by the perioperative nurse reported significantly less anxiety than control group subjects.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000592:standards*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires