Effect of therapeutic-oriented communication on relieving preoperative anxiety of patients with thyroid tumor

VernacularTitle:治疗性沟通缓解甲状腺瘤患者术前焦虑的效果
Author: Di LIN ¹ ; Wan-Ting ZHENG
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1. 广东医学院附属医院
Keywords: Thyroid tumor; Surgery; Anxiety; Therapeutic communication
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2012;18(13):1553-1555
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of therapeutic-oriented communication on relieving preoperative anxiety of patients with thyroid tumor.Methods Totals of 83 patients with thyroid tumor who meet the inclusion criterion were divided into intervention group ( n =42 ) and control group ( n =41 ) by odd and even hospitalization number.Control group received conventional treatment and care while intervention group received the traditional care plus therapeutic-oriented communication.Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) were used to investigate the anxiety status before and after intervention among these patients.Results There was no difference in the average SAS scores between two groups before intervention( P ＞0.05 ),the average SAS score in intervention group was significantly lower than that of control group after intervention [ ( 39.62 ± 4.08 ) vs (46.41 ± 3.54 ) ;t =- 8.097,P ＜ 0.01 ].Conclusions Therapeutic-oriented communication play an active role in alleviating anxiety of patients with thyroid tumors,and can effectively improve the patient' s mental health.