Does minimally invasive surgery reduce anxiety?

• Published in: Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association 2019-09, Vol.20 (3), p.142-146
• Main Authors: Bostancı Ergen, Evrim, Akpak, Yaşam Kemal, Kılıççı, Çetin, Yayla, Çiğdem Abide, Ayas, Selçuk
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Abdomen; Anxiety; Disease; Gynecology; Hospitals; Hysterectomy; Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Obstetrics; Original Investigation; Pain; Patients; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Sexuality; Surgery; Systematic review; Tıp; Womens health
• ISSN: 1309-0399; 1309-0380
• DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2018.2018.0073

Objective: To evaluate whether there were any differences in preoperative and postoperative anxiety in patients who underwent total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) (n=37) and total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) (n=37). Material and Methods: All premenopausal patients who underwent TLH or TAH because of benign uterine disorders were enrolled. Anxiety status was assessed 6 hours before and after the operation using standardized validated questionnaires: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Results: In the TAH group, the state anxiety level of the patients significantly increased, whereas there was a significant decrease in the TLH group. For the trait anxiety level, there was a statistically significant increase in the TAH group postoperatively. In the TLH group, trait anxiety levels decreased postoperatively. In the analysis of between-group differences, pre and postoperative the state anxiety level was higher in the TAH group. A statistically significant difference was determined between the groups in respect of the postoperative state anxiety levels (p0.05). Statistically significant differences were determined between the groups in respect of education, occupation, and curettage rates (p