Abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of counselling on anxiety among pre-operative and post-operative patients undergoing abdominal surgery. The sample comprised of 40 patients divided into two groups experimental group 20 & control group 20. Speilbergers state anxiety inventory was used to collect data. ‘t’ value & Anova was calculated for the comparison of pretest and post-test. State anxiety score of experimental and control group of patients. Results showed that there was marked difference in pre-test and post-test state anxiety scores of patients in experimental group where as in control group there was a statistically significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores. However no significant effect was found in control group. However no significant effect was found according to age, educational qualification, religion, technique of surgery & income support system on pre-test anxiety scores of patients in both experimental and control group.
Keywords: counselling, pre-operative, post-operative, abdominal surgery, patients.
Title: A Quasi Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Counselling on Anxiety among Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery in Christian Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana Punjab
Author: Neeraj gill
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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