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KMID : 0378019860290120156
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New Medical Journal
1986 Volume.29 No. 12 p.156 ~ p.166
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A Study for Anxiety Level and Its Contents of Hospitalized Young Age and -- Middle Old Age Patients
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Abstract
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This study examined the degree and relationships among three anxieties trait anxiety, state anxiety, Hospitalization anxiety-according to adult patients´ growth development step and their general characteristics:
The purpose of this study is to give a basic data which can be used in releasing adult patients´ anxieties.
To collect the necessary data, questionnaires were given to the patients, and interviews were perform ed. The study tools for this study are as follows:
(1) 30 questionnaires (developed by spielberger),to measure trait anxiety level of state anxiety level.
(2) 25 questionnaires (developed by volicer and Bohannon) to measure hospitalization anxiety level, which are interpreted, modified and implemented by the investigator.
The analysis of collected data was done using percentage, ANO UA, pearson correlation. Especially, the computer was used in processing the collected data statistically.
1. the mean scores of trait anxiety level and state anxiety level were 34.125. This shows that state anxiety level was a little higher than trait anxiety level.
2. The mean score of hospitalization anxiety level was 55.725. The highest one among 30 questionnaires was "I am anxious about the pain after laboratory examination and operation.
3. In the anxiety level according to the growth development step, only hospitalization anxiety level got higher with age at significant level. (P<0.05).
4. The factors which showed the significant difference in the analysis of relationship between patients characteristics and anxieties were as follows.
1. In the anxiety level according to sex, woman patients trait anxiety was higher than that of men (F=1.214, P=0.0117)
2. In the anxiety level according to education, trait anxiety level and hospitalization anxiety level were shown to be the highest in the group of the elementary school graduates. The higher the education level, the lower the anxiety level. (F=1.1913, P=0.0314, F=2.2936, P=0.0015)
Through the above results, It is considered that nurses should perform appropriate nursing intervention about anxieties by educating persuading the necessary information about patients´ anxiety level to the patients.
In addition, the should know that the anxiety level get higher in case of low education level, old age, woman patients, medical patients.
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