Anxiety and e-health literacy levels of patients scheduled for thoracic surgery

Cir Cir. 2024;92(4):517-524. doi: 10.24875/CIRU.23000386.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to examine the relationship between the pre-operative anxiety levels of patients scheduled for thoracic surgery and their e-health literacy levels pertaining to skills such as finding and evaluating electronic health information about health problems.

METHODS: This study was a descriptive and correlational study. One hundred and two patients scheduled for thoracic surgery were interviewed in İzmir. The Amsterdam pre-operative anxiety and information scale (APAIS), the Visual Analog Scale for anxiety (VAS-A), the eHealth literacy scale (eHEALS), and a patient information form were used to collect data.

RESULTS: The mean VAS-A score of the patients was 6.02 ± 2.51, their mean APAIS score was 18.73 ± 5.85, and their mean eHEALS score was 24.84 ± 9.21. There was no significant relationship between the anxiety and e-health literacy levels of the patients. Significant differences were found in the e-health literacy levels of the patients according to their ages and reasons for surgery.

CONCLUSION: Patients scheduled for thoracic surgery were determined to experience moderate anxiety and need moderate levels of information. The patients were also found to have moderate e-health literacy levels. There was no significant relationship between the anxiety and e-health literacy levels of the patients.

PMID:39079250 | DOI:10.24875/CIRU.23000386