The Effect of Preoperative Perceived Nursing Care and Surgical Anxiety on Postoperative Recovery

İngilizce (OpenAlex)

Objective: This study was conducted as a cross-sectional and correlational study to determine the effect of perceived preoperative nursing care and surgical anxiety on postoperative recovery. Materials and Methods: The population of the study consisted of 405 patients treated in general surgery and urology clinics of two hospitals in Turkey between January and December 2023. Personal information form, Caring Behaviors Scale-24, Surgical Anxiety Scale and Postoperative Recovery Index were used to collect the data. Results: The mean total score of the patients included in the study was 3.19±1.07, the mean total score of the BDI was 3.29±2.02, and the mean total score of the CAI was 46.56±7.90. According to the results of multiple linear regression analysis, care behaviors, income status and surgical anxiety levels affect the postoperative recovery status of patients undergoing surgical intervention. Conclusion: It was determined that the patients included in this study had great difficulty in recovery and experienced anxiety although their perceptions of care were adequate. It was concluded that as the patients' perception of care increased, the difficulty of recovery decreased, and as their anxiety increased, the difficulty of recovery increased.