Knowledge and fears of anaesthesia and surgery. The Jamaican perspective
West Indian med. j
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47(2): 64-67, Jun. 1998.
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ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken to assess patients' knowledge and perceptions, fears and concerns regarding perioperative management. 300 patients were interviewed consecutively and a questionnaire was completed for each patient. 25admitted to having anxiety about their upcoming operation. The prevalence of preoperative fear was significantly higher in younger patients (age < 40 years, p < 0.05) and in more educated patients (secondary and tertiary levels, p < 0.001). The commonest fears were those of a morbid nature (e.g. death on the operating table). 34of the patients did not realize that anaesthetists were qualified doctors, and only 10recognized the central role played by anaesthetists in the monitoring of vital signs throughout an operation. There is continuing need for public education on the role of the anaesthetists in health care, and anaesthetists must ensure that preoperative concerns of their patients are adequately addressed.
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LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Operatórios
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Anestesia
Tipo de estudo:
Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Aged80
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Criança
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Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
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Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Jamaica
Instituição/País de afiliação:
University of the West Indies/JM
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