Abstract
PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to investigate a change of the degree of anxiety and psychological acceptance of candidates of cardiovascular surgery. SUBJECT: 15 patients who were candidates of cardiovascular surgery (10 males and 5 females) were selected for this study. METHODS: An interview was carried out with a patient in preoperative period. The degree of anxiety and psychological acceptance were measured with a 5-point scale and investigated retrospectively. The times when they were measured were as follows: (1) SPO (suggestion of possibility of operation), (2) Pre-NDO (notice of decision of operation), (3) NDO, (4) Pre-NOD (notice of operation day), (5) NOD, and (6) TBO (two days before operation). RESULTS: The number of patients who had anxiety increased during SPO and NDO, and decreased during NDO and TBO. On the other hand, the number of patients who accepted an operation psychologically increased through preoperative period. The relation of the degree of anxiety and the measured time, the degree of psychological acceptance and the measured time were analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis test. The measured time was the factor which influenced the degree of psychological acceptance (p<0.01).
