Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.24141/1/9/2/6
Emotional State Of Patients Before And After Hip Surgery
Anita Šantor
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Olivera Petrak
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Abstract
Total hip replacement (THR) is one of the most common operations in orthopedic surgery. It is a complex operation that requires a long recovery. Unpleasant emotions can slow down recovery and make it difficult for patients to adapt, so it is important to know to what extent unpleasant emotional states such as depression, anxiety and stress are present in patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of anxiety, depression, and stress in patients before and after total hip arthroplasty. We were also interested in the relationship between observed emotional states and some sociodemographic characteristics.
The questionnaire we used includes the basic sociodemographic data of the respondents, and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-S). The sample of 50 respondents of both genders was of a convenience type, with an average age of 69 years. The research was conducted twice during the patients’ stay in the hospital, one day before surgery and the second day after hip surgery.
Before the operation, the emotional state of the patients was very unpleasant, especially the stress. After the operation, there was a marked, statistically significant decrease in all three unpleasant emotions, which indicates an improvement in the emotional state of the patients after the operation compared to the state before the operation. People with only primary education were significantly older than other patients and were significantly more depressed after the surgery. The correlations showed that as the age of the patients increases, so does anxiety, in both measurement points, and the level of depressed mood is more pronounced. No statistically significant difference was obtained for gender, marital status, or whether they have children.
Keywords
hip, depression, anxiety, stress, THR
Hrčak ID:
313136
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Publication date:
4.1.2024.
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