Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Factors Affecting the Psychological Well-Being of Preoperative Surgical Patients

• Published in: Journal of perianesthesia nursing Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 533 - 539
• Main Authors: Kartal, Mevlude, Altan Sarikaya, Nihan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Health - statistics & numerical data; Middle Aged; Preoperative Period; Psychological Well-Being; psychosocial care; Sociodemographic Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Stress, Psychological - psychology; surgery; Surveys and Questionnaires; Turkey; Turkey; sociodemographic factors; psychosocial care; preoperative period; psychological well-being; surgery
• ISSN: 1089-9472; 1532-8473; 1532-8473
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2023.10.007

This study aimed to determine the subjective psychological well-being levels and sociodemographic and psychosocial factors affecting the psychological well-being of preoperative surgical patients. This was a cross-sectional study. This study was conducted between January 15, 2021 and July 15, 2021. The sample consisted of 236 surgical patients in a public hospital in the Thrace region of Turkey. Data were collected using a personal information form and the five-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5). The data were analyzed using numbers, percentages, mean, standard deviation, independent samples t test, one-way analysis of variance, Tukey's multiple comparison test, and linear regression analysis. Participants had a mean WHO-5 score of 10.76 ± 6.21, indicating low subjective psychological well-being. Economic status, chronic disease status, history of surgery, having been on psychiatric medication or receiving professional psychological support, tobacco use, experiencing a significant life change in the last 3 months, and reporting experiencing frequent stress in everyday life were significant predictors of WHO-5 scores. Preoperative surgical patients have low subjective psychological well-being, and their sociodemographic and psychosocial factors affect their psychological well-being.