Pre-Operating Patient’s Anxiety Level with RT-PCR Swab Covid-19 in Operating Room RSPAL Dr. Ramelan Surabaya

Rustini, Sri Anik and Pabendon, Harun and Widyastuti, Merina and Sari, Ninik Ambar (2022) Pre-Operating Patient’s Anxiety Level with RT-PCR Swab Covid-19 in Operating Room RSPAL Dr. Ramelan Surabaya. The Malaysian Journal of Nursing, 14 (2). pp. 1-6. ISSN 2462-246X

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Abstract

Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 which spreads throughout the world, including Indonesia, and causes quite high anxiety for patients. One way to detect COVID-19 is the RT-PCR method. This method is a must and is applied to preoperative patients in the operating room. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of anxiety in preoperative patients with RT-PCR. swab results. Methods: Correlation Analytic with a Cross-Sectional Approach The population was preoperative patients with an RT-PCR swab procedure in the operating room in July–September 2021. There were 36 respondents with purposive sampling. Anxiety instrument with the Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HARS). The data were analyzed by using the Spearman Rho test. Results: The results of this study showed that the most dominant level of anxiety experienced was moderate anxiety, with an anxiety level of 30.6%, while the level of severe anxiety reached 13.9%. The Spearman test showed that there was a relationship between the results of the RT-PCR swab and the level of anxiety in preoperative patients, namely a very strong relationship p = 0.000 (p <0.05) and r = 0.594. Conclusion: The implication of the study showed that the results of the RT-PCR swab detection of Covid-19 preoperative patients had the most positive reaction when the patient had delayed surgery and would undergo self-isolation. The anxiety level of preoperative patients was the highest, with most experiencing moderate anxiety due to the delay in surgery, then multiplying leaflets as a tool to provide education on surgical services and management of preoperative surgical precautions before undergoing RT-PCR swabs. Keywords: RT-PCR; Anxiety Level; Preoperative

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User:	Ninik Ambar Sari
Date Deposited:	05 Dec 2022 02:12
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 02:12
URI:	http://repository.stikeshangtuah-sby.ac.id/id/eprint/1035

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