Anxiety Among Patients Undergoing Nail Surgery and Skin Punch Biopsy

Göktay, Fatih; Altan, Zeynep Mözeyyen; Talas, Anil; AKPINAR ASLAN, ESMA; Özdemir, Ekin Özge; Aytekin, Sema

doi:10.1177/1203475415588645

Anxiety Among Patients Undergoing Nail Surgery and Skin Punch Biopsy

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Fatih Göktay
Sultan 2.Abdülhamid Han Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi, Türkiye

Zeynep Mözeyyen Altan
Sultan 2.Abdülhamid Han Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi, Türkiye

Anil Talas
Sultan 2.Abdülhamid Han Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi, Türkiye

Doç. Dr. Esma AKPINAR ASLAN Sultan 2.Abdülhamid Han Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi, Türkiye

Ekin Özge Özdemir
Sultan 2.Abdülhamid Han Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi, Türkiye

Sema Aytekin Sultan 2.Abdülhamid Han Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi, Türkiye

Makale Türü	Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı	Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery (Q4)
Dergi ISSN	1203-4754 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler	SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili	İngilizce	Basım Tarihi	01-2016
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa	20 / 1 / 35–39	DOI	10.1177/1203475415588645
Makale Linki	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1203475415588645

Özet

Background: Patient anxiety about nail surgery relates mainly to pain associated with needle puncture, anesthetic flow during the procedure, and postoperative care, as well as possible past traumatic experience. Objective: The aims of this study were to compare anxiety levels among patients undergoing nail surgery and skin punch biopsy and to assess the effects of demographic characteristics on anxiety. Methods: Forty-eight consecutive patients who were referred to a dermatological surgery unit for nail surgery intervention (group 1) and 50 age- and sex-matched patients referred to the same unit for skin punch biopsy (group 2) were enrolled in the study. Patients’ anxiety levels were measured using Spielberger’s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Results: There was no significant difference in median anxiety level between group 1 (42.00; interquartile range, 6.50) and group 2 (41.00; interquartile range, 8.25) ( P = .517). The demographic factors of patient sex, educational status, and prior surgery showed no significant effects on anxiety levels. Conclusion: Nail surgery does not seem to cause significantly greater anxiety than skin punch biopsy.

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Anxiety Among Patients Undergoing Nail Surgery and Skin Punch Biopsy

Dergi Adı	JOURNAL OF CUTANEOUS MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Yayıncı	SAGE Publications Inc.
Açık Erişim	Hayır
ISSN	1203-4754
E-ISSN	1615-7109
CiteScore	4,8
SJR	1,077
SNIP	1,426

Anxiety Among Patients Undergoing Nail Surgery and Skin Punch Biopsy

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