Emotional conditions as a function of self efficacy and health care practitioners-preoperative patient’s interaction

Abstract

Background: the importance of a good nursing-care and self-efficacy in hospitalized patients has been thoroughly examined indicating that along with low anxiety-depression levels, lead to better health outcomes. Several gaps remain in examining these emotional conditions in Greek preoperative patients and how they can be associated with self efficacy and nursing care. Aim: The primary objective of this study was to test whether significant differences exist between the two groups of preoperative patients, those perceiving their surgery as of high or low risk and to tested for associations and predictions among emotional conditions and the variables. Method: The current study used a between groups design, in a sample of 51 patients of low and high perceived risk surgery. Results: Significant differences were found to exist preoperatively in the scores of optimism, anxiety-depression and self efficacy. In addition satisfaction-of interaction, self-efficacy, optimism and anxiety-depression scores found to be significantly associated with each other. In addition, satisfaction-of interaction found to be a significant predictor towards anxiety-depression and optimism scores, while self efficacy found to be a significant predictor towards anxiety-depression scores preoperatively.