• J. Perianesth. Nurs. · Jun 2014

    Comfort and hope in the preanesthesia stage in patients undergoing surgery.

    • Naima Seyedfatemi, Forough Rafii, Mahboubeh Rezaei, and Katharine Kolcaba.
    • J. Perianesth. Nurs. 2014 Jun 1;29(3):213-20.

    PurposeComfort and hope have been identified as important components in the care of perianesthesia patients. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between comfort and hope in the preanesthesia stage in patients undergoing surgery.DesignA descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted with 191 surgical patients.MethodsData were collected using the Perianesthesia Comfort Questionnaire and Herth Hope Index.FindingsDirect and significant relationships were observed between comfort and hope (P≤.001, r=0.65). Also, significant relationships were observed between educational level and marital status with comfort (P≤.01). The relationship between educational level and hope was significant (P≤.001). Significant relationships were also observed between gender and marital status with hope (P≤.01).ConclusionsOverall, this study showed that a significant relationship exists between comfort and hope. Additionally, some demographic characteristics influenced comfort and hope in these patients. Health care providers should arrange the environment in a way that allows the surgical patients to experience comfort and hope and recognize the impact of personal characteristics when caring for surgical patients, particularly in the preanesthesia stage.Copyright © 2014 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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