Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: July-September | Volume: 5 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 224-229
Identification of Anxiety and Its Associated Factors among Newly Admitted Patient in a Selected Hospital, Kolkata
Himali Bose1, Madhusri Manna2, Kasturi Mandal3, Kathika Pattanayak4, Chandrima Banerjee5
1 Staff Nurse, Mathachulka PHC, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
2Professor, College of Nursing, Asia Heart Foundation, Kolkata-103
3VicePrincipal, College of Nursing, Asia Heart Foundation,Kolkata-103.
4 Professor, College of Nursing, Asia Heart Foundation,Kolkata-103.
5Staff Nurse, Harendranagar BPHC, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Corresponding Author: Madhusri Manna
ABSTRACT
Investigators conducted a study to identify the anxiety and its associated factors among newly admitted patients in order to find anxiety level and associated factors among newly admitted patients.
Investigator adopted survey approach.80 sample of newly admitted patient were selected by event sampling technique. Interview schedule was used to collect demographic data to identify areas of anxiety. Anxiety was assessed by modified hospital anxiety and depression scale.
Study findings showed that 38.75% patients were having mild anxiety, 12.5% having moderate anxiety. The study also showed that male(32.5%) were having more anxiety than female(20%).It also showed that patient expressed anxiety mostly due to because of illness(88.75%) and 82.5% patients showed anxiety because of worrying about family members. Study findings also showed that sex, worry about family member, not getting explanation during procedure and away from family member were associated factors of anxiety of newly admitted patient.
The study helps in improving knowledge of care givers regarding areas of anxiety of the newly admitted patients and also improving the existing practices of care givers.
Further similar studies can be conducted on large sample, among children below 18 years of age, among the patients admitted for having critical surgery, among re-admitted patients within 7 days of discharge from hospital.
Keywords: Anxiety, areas of anxiety.