Peculiarities of the state-anxiety in revascularized patients with medium and prolonged stay in hospital

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  • Tamara Moya Borges Hospital Provincial Universitario Cardiocentro Ernesto Guevara

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emotions, psychology, cardiac surgery

Abstract

Introduction and Objectives: Every illness leads to emotional states, behaviors and ways of understanding the limitations they cause and the future impact in life. The objective of this investigation was to determine the characteristics of the state-anxiety in revascularized patients with medium and prolonged stay in hospital. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out during a year, using a quantitative paradigm combined with qualitative methods. The sample, chosen with a randomized method, was formed by 30 patients. The criteria from 54 professionals were taken into account, and several tests and psychological techniques were implemented: psychological interview, Trait-Anxiety self-evaluation inventory (IDARE), ten desire technique (RAMDI-G variant), sentence completion test (ROTTER), and experiential self-report. Results: A high level of state-anxiety was found in all patients who had a prolonged stay in hospital – they presented a much higher score than those who had a medium stay (p = 0,000). Both groups had a higher amount of answers concerning the personal and familial category. The highest percentage, in the patients with a medium stay, was related to the personal sphere, mainly the whishes concerning: returning home (90 %), getting well soon (90 %), and leaving hospital soon (80 %); while in those with a prolonged stay, the main wishes were concerning returning home (90 %), getting well soon (90 %), and survive (80 %). Conclusions: It was evident the existence of a state-anxiety in the patients with a medium and prolonged stay in hospital. The most common manifestations in patients with a medium stay were sleep disorders; and fear, in the patients with a prolonged stay. The trait-anxiety, with its high and medium levels, was the factor that favored the appearance of the emotional state of anxiety.

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2010-03-29

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Moya Borges T. Peculiarities of the state-anxiety in revascularized patients with medium and prolonged stay in hospital. CorSalud [Internet]. 2010 Mar. 29 [cited 2025 Sep. 12];2(1):30-44. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/1102

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