Alcohol abuse and anxiety in patients undergoing surgery / Abuso de alcohol y ansiedad en pacientes sometidos a una intervención quirúrgica
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https://doi.org/10.21134/haaj.v13i1.196Keywords:
Abuso de alcohol, ansiedad, MCMI-II, STAI. / Keywords, Alcohol abuse, anxiety, STAI.Abstract
El papel de la elevada ansiedad preoperatoria está suficientemente documentado por la investigación para ser considerado con síntoma en todo proceso quirúrgico y por tanto es necesario considerar su posible influencia en los distintos pacientes y en los distintos protocolos de cirugía. Los pacientes alcohólicos suelen presentar síndromes psiquiátricos asociados, sobre todo ansiedad y depresión. El objetivo del presente trabajo es estudiar la posible relación entre ansiedad y abuso de alcohol en pacientes que se van a someter a una intervención quirúrgica. En el presente trabajo participaron de forma voluntaria 42 pacientes hospitalizados para ser intervenidos en el servicio de Cirugía del Hospital Infanta Cristina de Badajoz. Se administró el Cuestionario de Ansiedad Estado/Rasgo (STAI) y el Cuestionario de Personalidad MCMII-II antes de la intervención quirúrgica. Los resultados nos indican que las puntuaciones en la escala de abuso de alcohol son mayores en aquellos pacientes con un elevado grado de ansiedad.
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The influence of high levels of anxiety prior to surgery has been sufficiently researched as a symptom to be considered in all surgical processes. It is necessary to observe its possible influence in patients as well as in the different surgery protocols. Alcoholics frequently suffer psychiatric syndromes, particularly anxiety and depression. The objective of this work is to examine the possible relationship between anxiety and alcohol abuse in patients that are about to undergo a surgical procedure. The study was based on the voluntary participation of 42 hospital patients awaiting surgery at the Infanta Cristina Hospital in Badajoz, Spain. They completed the State-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory (STAI) and the MCMII-II questionnaire before the surgical intervention took place. Results indicated that scores on the alcohol abuse scale are higher in patients with a greater degree of anxiety.
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