EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREOPERATIVE PATIENT ANXIETY LEVEL AND HEALTH LITERACY

Authors : Merve BULUN YEDİYILDIZ, Resul YILMAZ, Gülçin BÜYÜKBEZİRCİ, Şule ARICAN, Aybars TAVLAN
Pages : 540-544
Doi:10.16899/jcm.1261546
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Publication Date : 2023-05-31
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :ABSTRACT Aim: Sociodemographic characteristics such as age, gender, and educational status are factors associated with preoperative anxiety. Health literacy may be the influencing factor in different results obtained in various studies regarding the relationship between educational status and preoperative anxiety. Materials and Methods: This prospective survey was carried out on 155 patients scheduled for elective surgery at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology between September and November 2019. Sociodemographic and basic health status data were recorded using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(STAI-I); and the Health Literacy Index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HLI);. Results: While there was a highly statistically significant difference between average scores of the access, understanding and appraisal of health information subscales according to the HLI insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p 0,05);. A negative medium level relationship was found between average scores of the STAI-I and the HLI insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=-0,424); and application subscale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=-0,482);, and a negative low level relationship was found between the overall STAI-I and the access insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=-0,335);, understanding insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=-0,368); and appraisal of health information insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=-0,353); subscales. Conclusions: It was concluded that the low level of health literacy may be effective in the increased preoperative anxiety levels in patients, and further studies are required to be conducted in this matter.
Keywords : Anksiyete, sağlık okuryazarlığı, öğrenim düzeyi

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