Effectiveness of the "Pre operative care of ysterectomy" on anxiety level of women

Hrdt gynecology service of Trujillo 2012

Abstract

To determine the effectiveness of An Education Program of Hysterectomy Care in Preoperative anxiety level of women in the gynecology of HRDT Trujillo 2012, a study was application type research, experimental pre. Design pre test-post test with a single group. Given that the primary pathology that leads to uterine fibroids is hysterectomy, which affects 20% of the female population, the highest incidence is in fertile women between 35-49 years. Theory was used as the basis of self-care educational program. We used a non-probability sample (n = 150 women in preoperative hysterectomy). The instruments used were the Self-Assessment Scale Zung Anxiety (EAA) comprises a 20-item questionnaire and Knowledge Questionnaire (Pre - Post test) showed that 72% of women had high anxiety levels before application of program, after the implementation of the educational program found that 88% of women had no anxiety. Program effectiveness was evaluated statistically by Student t-test, determining that the implementation of the Educational Program "Pre Operative Care" hysterectomy significantly influenced the decrease in anxiety (p = 0.000). It is concluded that the designed educational program was effective in pre-operative care of hysterectomy to prepare physically and psychologically patients improved their survival as reducing anxiety.