%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence and Factors Associated with Preoperative Anxiety during COVID-19 Pandemic at Tertiary Care Center
%A Dikshya Upreti
%A Abhash Niraula
%A Rajan Gyawali
%A Ashok Baral
%A Pranav Joshi
%A Batsala Upreti
%A Anoop Krishna Gupta
%J Voice of the Publisher
%P 54-63
%@ 2380-7598
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/vp.2024.101005
%X <strong>Background:</strong> Patients undergoing surgical procedures frequently develop preoperative anxiety. Purpose: This cross-sectional study¡¯s objectives was to find out the prevalence of preoperative anxiety among adult patients undergoing elective surgical operations at a tertiary teaching hospital and the impact of COVID-19. <strong>Methods:</strong> Between May 2021 and April 2022, 245 surgical patients at Nepal¡¯s National Medical College Teaching Hospital participated in the study. The data were collected during COVID pandemic with the help of Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12). <strong>Findings:</strong> The current study suggests 30.2% of patients had preoperative anxiety. There is no significant correlation between BAI score and COVID-19 infection. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> Low levels of preoperative anxiety were found during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Nepalese tertiary hospital. The main factor affecting anxiety levels was seen to be that of preoperative pain. This elevated anxiety levels can be reduced through proper preoperative counselling.
%K Anxiety
%K Preoperative Period
%K COVID-19 Pandemic
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=131848