J Nurs Acad Soc.  1983 Dec;13(2):70-86.

Effect of Informativeness on the State-Anxiety of Hysterectomy Patient

• Lee MK

Abstract

The purpose of study carried out to determine the effect of informative ness influencing the state-Anxiety of Hysterectomy patient, the relationship between Hysterectomy patient's general characteristics on State-Anxiety and to investigation the cause of hysterectomy patient's Anxiety, the relationship between the cause of Anxiety and State-Anxiety. This study carried out between April 14. to May 24. 1983. This study sample consisted of 104 Hysterectomy patient who admitted to department of obstetrics of Seoul National University Hospital, Korea University Hospital, Han Yang University Hospital and Seung Nam Hospital. The Sample were divided into two groups; fifty-two of experimental and fifty two of control group. The method used for the collection of data were set of information prepared by reseacher and state-Anxiety Inventory. The Questionnaire of state-Anxiety Inventory was made up 20 items. The data was analyzed by computer program. The results of the study were as follows. 1. There was shown state-Anxiety to be alleviated by experimental group and control group. 2. There was significant relation between experimental group and control group. (p<0.01) 3. There was relation of state-Anxiety by education Level: Experimental group (p<0.05) control group (p<0.05) religion : only central group (p<0.05) economic state : only control group (p<0.05) The people who encouraged hysterectomy: Experimental group (p<0.05) control group (p<0.0001) 4. The cause of preoperative anxiety about hysterectomy were as follows: 1) destruction of body image (=loss of uterus) 2) husband's attitude 3) Expactation that hysterectomy will adversely affect sexual relation 5. Among the cause of Anxiety, R2 for state-Anxiety were as follows:1) economic state 17. 3% 2) deatch 21.6% 3) Expactation that hysterectomy will adversely affect sexual relation 24.5%

MeSH Terms

Anxiety
Body Image
Education
Humans
Hysterectomy*
Korea
Obstetrics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Seoul