Objective: Nail surgery is a part of dermatological surgery and can cause a lot of anxiety in patients. This study aims to determine the anxiety and pain levels of the patients in nail surgery procedure steps and to assess their effects on their lives. Material and Methods: Patients aged >14 years admitted to our outpatient clinic between April 2019-2020 and scheduled for nail surgery were included in the study. Anxiety (State and Trait Anxiety Scale), dermatological quality of life (Skindex-16), and pain (Visual Analog Scale 0-10) were recorded before and after nail surgery. Results: The patients were most worried about the recurrence of their disease after the procedure (54.17%). Skindex-16 scores in the 31-50 age group were statistically significantly higher than in the other age groups. Preoperative anxiety scores were higher in male patients compared to females (p=0.021). Preoperative anxiety was significantly lower in patients who had previous nail surgery (p=0.018). Preoperative pain scores were negatively correlated with preoperative anxiety (p=0.048). Conclusion: Nail surgery is a procedure that can cause anxiety and stress for patients. Being aware of the anxiety and pain of patients due to surgery and the factors affecting them by the dermatologic surgeon can change the attitudes and behaviors towards patients, and the measures to be taken for anxiety and pain can accelerate the recovery of patients.
Keywords: Life quality; nail surgery; anxiety; pain; Visual Analog Scale
Amaç: Tırnak cerrahisi, dermatolojik cerrahinin bir parçasıdır ve hastalarda çok fazla anksiyeteye neden olabilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, hastaların tırnak cerrahisi öncesinde, sırasında ve sonrasında anksiyete ve ağrı düzeylerini ve yaşam kaliteleri üzerindeki etkilerini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Nisan 2019 ve 2020 tarihleri arasında polikliniğimize başvuran ve tırnak cerrahisi planlanan 14 yaş üstü hastalar çalışmaya dâhil edildi. Tırnak cerrahisi öncesinde, sırasında ve sonrasında anksiyete (Anlık ve Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği), dermatolojik yaşam kalitesi (Skindex-16) ve ağrı (Vizüel Analog Skala 0-10) kaydedildi. Bulgular: Hastalar en çok işlem sonrası hastalıklarının nüksetmesinden endişe duyuyorlardı (%54,17). 31-50 yaş grubundaki Skindex-16 puanları diğer yaş gruplarından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede yüksekti. Erkek hastalarda kadınlara göre ameliyat öncesi anksiyete puanları daha yüksekti (p=0,021). Daha önce tırnak cerrahisi geçiren hastalarda cerrahi öncesi anksiyete anlamlı olarak daha düşüktü (p=0,018). Preoperatif ağrı skorları ile preoperatif anksiyete arasında negatif korelasyon vardı (p=0,048). Sonuç: Tırnak cerrahisi, hastalar için anksiyete ve strese neden olabilen bir işlemdir. Cerrah tarafından hastaların ameliyata bağlı anksiyete ve ağrılarının ve onları etkileyen faktörlerin farkında olmak hastalara yönelik tutum ve davranışları değiştirebilir, anksiyete ve ağrı için alınacak önlemler hastalarda yara iyileşmesini hızlandırabilir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Yaşam kalitesi; tırnak cerrahisi; anksiyete; ağrı; Vizüel Analog Skala
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