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Effects of Intraoperative Progress Reports on Anxiety of Elective Surgical Patients' Family Members

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  • Jane Stover Leske

    (University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee)

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The purpose of this experimental study was to examine the effects of intraoperative progress reports on family members' state anxiety level (STAI S-Anxiety), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and heart rate during elective surgical procedures. Family members of randomly selected surgical patients were eligible to participate. Control group family members (n = 50) received usual care. Family members in the experimental group (n = 50) received a 5- to 10-minute progress report protocol about halfway through a surgical procedure. Families' STAI S-Anxiety scores, MAP, and heart rates were compared between the control and experimental groups using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Family members in the experimental group reported lower STAI S-Anxiety scores (p

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  • Jane Stover Leske, 1992. "Effects of Intraoperative Progress Reports on Anxiety of Elective Surgical Patients' Family Members," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 1(3), pages 266-277, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:1:y:1992:i:3:p:266-277
    DOI: 10.1177/105477389200100306
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