Do psychological interventions reduce preoperative anxiety?
Do psychological interventions reduce preoperative anxiety?
The systematic review investigates whether, during preoperative assessments, nurse-delivered psychological interventions reduce anxiety levels preoperatively for patients undergoing elective surgery. Seventeen studies met the inclusion criteria for data extraction and in-depth critiquing. Of these, two were discarded due to lack of validity, while the remaining studies were organised thematically in a narrative synthesis, generating two principal results: patients' preoperative anxieties were lowered by nurse-delivered general preoperative psychological interventions; and patients valued individualised preoperative interventions delivered by nurses. However, the single oncology study in the review showed an elevation in preoperative anxiety, regardless of intervention, and highlights the need for more research in this under-reviewed area. In the meantime, the authors believe that service improvements should be implemented to ensure that, where possible, psychological preoperative interventions are individualised.
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Renouf, Tessa
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Leary, Alison
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Wiseman, Theresa
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10 December 2014
Renouf, Tessa
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Renouf, Tessa, Leary, Alison and Wiseman, Theresa
(2014)
Do psychological interventions reduce preoperative anxiety?
British Journal of Nursing, 23 (22), .
(doi:10.12968/bjon.2014.23.22.1208).
Abstract
The systematic review investigates whether, during preoperative assessments, nurse-delivered psychological interventions reduce anxiety levels preoperatively for patients undergoing elective surgery. Seventeen studies met the inclusion criteria for data extraction and in-depth critiquing. Of these, two were discarded due to lack of validity, while the remaining studies were organised thematically in a narrative synthesis, generating two principal results: patients' preoperative anxieties were lowered by nurse-delivered general preoperative psychological interventions; and patients valued individualised preoperative interventions delivered by nurses. However, the single oncology study in the review showed an elevation in preoperative anxiety, regardless of intervention, and highlights the need for more research in this under-reviewed area. In the meantime, the authors believe that service improvements should be implemented to ensure that, where possible, psychological preoperative interventions are individualised.
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Accepted/In Press date: 1 December 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 10 December 2014
Published date: 10 December 2014
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/397132
ISSN: 0966-0461
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