Objective: Evaluate content and educational delivery methods of preoperative education in
total joint arthroplasties of the hip and knee (THA and TKA) addressing postoperative pain …

Background Preoperative surgical anxiety is an unpleasant and common reaction exhibited
by patients who are scheduled for surgical procedures. Beyond emotional effects on the …

Background: Patients often exhibit preoperative fear and anxiety that may influence the
process of induction and recovery from anesthesia. Music is thought to be an alternative to …

mitchell m.(2010) General anaesthesia and day‐case patient anxiety. Journal of Advanced
Nursing 66 (5), 1059–1071. Abstract Title. General anaesthesia and day‐case patient …

BACKGROUND Despite growing evidence that an educational anaesthesia video can
effectively reduce perioperative anxiety, the ideal medium for addressing perioperative …

mitchell m.(2011) Influence of gender and anaesthesia type on day surgery anxiety. Journal
of Advanced Nursing 68 (5), 1014–1025. Abstract Aim. To investigate the possible influence …

Aims and objectives To examine the extent to which the findings from an integrative review
regarding perioperative patient advocacy could be empirically supported, and to describe …

Mammographic density is a strong risk factor for breast cancer but its underlying biology in
healthy women is not well-defined. Using a novel collection of core biopsies from …

Aims and objectives The aim was to describe the moods experienced by people waiting for
day surgery. Background Except for anxiety, there is a lack of knowledge about the moods …

Background Contemporary medicine and nursing use music to stabilize mood, relieve
tension and anxiety, and achieve higher treatment efficiency. Preoperative anxiety may be …