Impact of doctor-patient communication on preoperative anxiety: Study at industrial township, Pimpri, Pune
Background: Anxiety may not be recognized by physicians though they affect a large number of patients awaiting surgery as reported in some studies. Good doctor-patient communication may have an impact on preoperative anxiety. Aim: To find out the incidence of anxiety in patients awaiting surgery an...
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| author | Vandana B Nikumb Amitav Banerjee Gurleen Kaur Suprakash Chaudhury |
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| description | Background: Anxiety may not be recognized by physicians though they affect a large number of patients awaiting surgery as reported in some studies. Good doctor-patient communication may have an impact on preoperative anxiety. Aim: To find out the incidence of anxiety in patients awaiting surgery and its association with good doctor-patient communication. Materials and Methods: The study was undertaken in a medical college hospital situated in an industrial township, for the duration of two months. It was a cross-sectional study. The study included 79 patients admitted to various surgical wards of a teaching hospital. Data was collected on a pretested questionnaire, which included a set of questions on various aspects of doctor-patient communication. The level of anxiety was assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Statistical analysis was carried out using the WHO/CDC package EPI INFO 2002. Though preoperative anxiety was collected on an ordinal scale, later during analysis, it was collapsed to give a categorical scale. Aspects of doctor-patient communication associated with preoperative anxiety were explored by Chi square tests. Results: Out of the total 79 patients, 26.5% reported definite anxiety levels. Good doctor-patient communication was found to be inversely associated with anxiety levels in the preoperative period. Conclusions: Preoperative anxiety is a common phenomenon among indoor surgical patients. A lot can be done to alleviate this anxiety by improving doctor-patient communication. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-943763b34f684ba8972a8cb86ad8f38a2022-12-21T19:53:47ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndustrial Psychiatry Journal0972-67482009-01-01181192110.4103/0972-6748.57852Impact of doctor-patient communication on preoperative anxiety: Study at industrial township, Pimpri, PuneVandana B NikumbAmitav BanerjeeGurleen KaurSuprakash ChaudhuryBackground: Anxiety may not be recognized by physicians though they affect a large number of patients awaiting surgery as reported in some studies. Good doctor-patient communication may have an impact on preoperative anxiety. Aim: To find out the incidence of anxiety in patients awaiting surgery and its association with good doctor-patient communication. Materials and Methods: The study was undertaken in a medical college hospital situated in an industrial township, for the duration of two months. It was a cross-sectional study. The study included 79 patients admitted to various surgical wards of a teaching hospital. Data was collected on a pretested questionnaire, which included a set of questions on various aspects of doctor-patient communication. The level of anxiety was assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Statistical analysis was carried out using the WHO/CDC package EPI INFO 2002. Though preoperative anxiety was collected on an ordinal scale, later during analysis, it was collapsed to give a categorical scale. Aspects of doctor-patient communication associated with preoperative anxiety were explored by Chi square tests. Results: Out of the total 79 patients, 26.5% reported definite anxiety levels. Good doctor-patient communication was found to be inversely associated with anxiety levels in the preoperative period. Conclusions: Preoperative anxiety is a common phenomenon among indoor surgical patients. A lot can be done to alleviate this anxiety by improving doctor-patient communication.http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2009;volume=18;issue=1;spage=19;epage=21;aulast=NikumbPreoperative anxietyDoctor-patient communicationSurgical patients |
| spellingShingle | Vandana B Nikumb Amitav Banerjee Gurleen Kaur Suprakash Chaudhury Impact of doctor-patient communication on preoperative anxiety: Study at industrial township, Pimpri, Pune Industrial Psychiatry Journal Preoperative anxiety Doctor-patient communication Surgical patients |
| title | Impact of doctor-patient communication on preoperative anxiety: Study at industrial township, Pimpri, Pune |
| title_full | Impact of doctor-patient communication on preoperative anxiety: Study at industrial township, Pimpri, Pune |
| title_fullStr | Impact of doctor-patient communication on preoperative anxiety: Study at industrial township, Pimpri, Pune |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of doctor-patient communication on preoperative anxiety: Study at industrial township, Pimpri, Pune |
| title_short | Impact of doctor-patient communication on preoperative anxiety: Study at industrial township, Pimpri, Pune |
| title_sort | impact of doctor patient communication on preoperative anxiety study at industrial township pimpri pune |
| topic | Preoperative anxiety Doctor-patient communication Surgical patients |
| url | http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2009;volume=18;issue=1;spage=19;epage=21;aulast=Nikumb |
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