Outcomes of preparation before receiving general anesthesia on anxiety in coronary artery bypass graft patients.

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Atipa Meeseng
Kittima Poonprasit
Tida Saipan

Abstract

Preparation before receiving anesthesia help patients gain knowledge and understanding, change their behavior, and cooperate in treatment to reduce anxiety and increase knowledge in patient behavior. The objective is to study the results of preparation before receiving general anesthesia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery on anxiety levels and knowledge levels in behavior. The sample group consisted of 70 patients who underwent CABG surgery or CABG combined with other procedures and received general anesthesia at the Central Chest Institute of Thailand. Data were collected between April and July 2024. Purposive sampling was selected according to the specified criteria and divided into a control group of 35 patients and an experimental group of 35 patients. The research instruments included an anxiety assessment form, a knowledge measure of behavior before receiving general anesthesia with a reliability of 0.8. The experimental group was prepared with a teaching plan, a flip chart, and a pamphlet on behavior before receiving general anesthesia in CABG surgery developed by the researcher based on the self-adjustment concept of Leventhal & Johnson and the anxiety concept of Spielberger et al. and reviewed by 5 qualified persons. The control group received regular nursing care. Data were analyzed using a ready-made program. Using percentage statistics and Mann-Whitney U test
The study results post-experiment, the anxiety level of the experimental group tended to decrease, but was not statistically significantly different from control groups (p = .052). As for the knowledge level of behavior before general anesthesia for coronary artery bypass graft surgery, it was found that the experimental group had a higher level of knowledge of behavior before general anesthesia than before the experiment and was statistically significantly higher than the control groups. (p <.001)
Conclusions Providing preoperative information before undergoing general anesthesia for coronary artery bypass graft surgery can enhance patients' knowledge and Behavior before receiving general anesthesia for coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

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Meeseng A, Poonprasit K, Saipan T. Outcomes of preparation before receiving general anesthesia on anxiety in coronary artery bypass graft patients. J Raj Pracha Samasai Institute [internet]. 2025 Apr. 25 [cited 2025 Apr. 28];9(1):3-17. available from: https://he04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/rpsi/article/view/2756
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