Abstract

ANXIETY BEFORE AND AFTER CESAREAN SECTION IN WOMEN AT RAZI HOSPITAL, AHVAZ CITY

Masoomeh Alboghobeish, Leila Maleki, Abdolkazem Neisi, Ali Ghomeishi, Sara Adarvishi*, and Mahin Najafian

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to identify anxiety of patients undergoing cesarean section before and after surgery. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study on 142 patients undergoing cesarean section that was performed randomly at Razi Hospital in Ahvaz. The data were used the standard Hamilton questionnaire for anxiety and Demographic questionnaire for collecting them. Results were analyzed by using the Wilcoxon Sign Rank test. Significance level of P <0.05 was considered significant. Result: The population that studied was 142 members that 98.6% were employees and 1.4% was housewives. In terms of education, 22.5% were illiterate, 46.6% elementary and the rest of the patients had high school education or higher. The mean age of patients was 5.3±26.8. All variables were examined the anxiety in pre operation and post operation in women who were candidate for cesarean section. There was a significant difference P <0.05, the median of all before and after variables. Conclusion: Anxiety in cesarean section due to psychological reasons - mental and fear of going under the knife surgery have brought to the border crisis, Risk and jeopardize the health of mother and child and symptoms of maternal health But in general, the amount of anxiety the critical variable will reduce in post operation and it has the remarkable and statistically significantly.

Keywords: Anxiety, Cesarean section, Women, Ahvaz.