Validation of a Perioperative Outpatient Care Guide Focused on Preoperative Anxiety and Preoperative Management

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of nursing interventions in a perioperative outpatient setting, using a care guide focused on preoperative anxiety and preoperative management. Methods: A non-randomized controlled trial was conducted with the cooperation of a perioperative outpatient care facility in A prefecture. Totally, 17 operating room nurses performed perioperative outpatient care for 17 patients in the control group using the facility’s conventional method. Subsequently, the nurses provided care using the perioperative outpatient care guide. Results: For the intervention group, there was a significant decrease in patient anxiety (as measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Form JYZ) at the time of admission than during the perioperative outpatient period. The interview survey was linked to “provision of a sense of security.” In addition, we were able to obtain effects on preoperative management, such as “acquisition of preparatory behaviors for surgery.” Conclusions: The results suggest that the care guide can be used to aid the nursing practice in the perioperative outpatient clinic setting.