2005
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.1.101
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Influence of Social Support on Adaptation to Surgery.

Abstract: The authors investigated the influence of patients' social support on subjective and objective stress indicators before, during, and after surgery. The sample consisted of 42 male and 42 female patients. Social support as perceived by the patients was measured by a surgery-specific inventory with the Emotional Support and Informational Support subscales. Perioperative adaptation was assessed by self-reported anxiety, the amount of narcotics needed for anesthesia induction, and the length of the postoperative s… Show more

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“…Pre-and postoperative state anxiety were positively associated with trait anxiety, as reported previously [35]. Though frequently reported [31,36,37], no gender differences in anxiety were observed in the investigated sample. As trait and postoperative state anxiety were positively related to the perceived medical intervention load (PMIL), strategies to reduce patients' anxiety before surgery are important to prevent detrimental effects on health and subjective wellbeing and to achieve beneficial effects for perioperative compliance, adaptation (e.g.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 66%
“…Pre-and postoperative state anxiety were positively associated with trait anxiety, as reported previously [35]. Though frequently reported [31,36,37], no gender differences in anxiety were observed in the investigated sample. As trait and postoperative state anxiety were positively related to the perceived medical intervention load (PMIL), strategies to reduce patients' anxiety before surgery are important to prevent detrimental effects on health and subjective wellbeing and to achieve beneficial effects for perioperative compliance, adaptation (e.g.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 66%
“…Essa concessão pode ocorrer por diversos meios, como, por exemplo, a acessibilidade a informações que aumentem a percepção do paciente em relação a sua capacidade de exercer algum controle sobre a situação vivenciada. Em alguns estudos, foi apontada a possibilidade de o paciente tomar suas pró-prias dicisões, a respeito do tratamento e de perceber--se mais ativo durante os eventos pré-cirúrgicos (Goodman et al, 2009;Krohne & Slangen, 2005;Nagraj, Clark, Talbot & Walker, 2006). Nesse sentido, foram encontradas evidências empíricas da preferência dos pacientes por se dirigirem à sala de cirurgia caminhando por conta própria, caso suas condições físicas lhes permitam, em vez de serem transportados em macas ou cadeiras-de-roda (Nagraj et al, 2006).…”
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“…Women with heart disease often show greater depression than men, and depression has prognostic value for cardiac outcomes (Wulsin et al, 2005). However, female heart patients also have reported higher levels of social support (e.g., Krohne & Slangen, 2005), which might counteract effects of depression (Frasure-Smith et al, 2000). Marriage can be a source of support, but its effects vary as a function of gender and relationship quality (Kiecolt-Glaser & Newton, 2001).…”
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confidence: 99%