Asiye Demirel|Ay?e Neslihan Balkaya|Tu?ba Onur|Ümran Karaca|An?l Onur
The Effect of Health Literacy on Preoperative Anxiety Levels in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery
Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi|Sa?l?k Bilimleri Üniversitesi|Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi|Sa?l?k Bilimleri Üniversitesi|Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi|Sa?l?k Bilimleri Üniversitesi|Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi|Sa?l?k Bilimleri Üniversitesi|Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi|Sa?l?k Bilimleri Üniversitesi
study aimed determine preoperative anxiety levels associated factors relationship health literacy preoperative anxiety adult patients undergoing elective surgerythis descriptive crosssectional study conducted tertiary hospital december 21 2021 june 20 2022 included 466 adult patients participants administered demographic data basic health status form health literacy scale hls beck anxiety inventory bai statistical significance set p 005the participants mean bai score low moderate 9281085 total hls score 105892442 bai negative correlation found access information subdimensions hls bai p0043 r0094 addition negative correlation detected patients age hls subdimensions p0001 respectively r0188 r0193 r0205 r0161 positive correlation observed among hls subdimensions p0001 respectively r0873 r0057 r0966 r0915 higher hls subdimension averages observed single high school university graduates civil servant participants addition higher bai averages detected females homemakers urban residents participants living children additional diseases respectively p0001 p0001 p0007 p00034 p001as level health literacy increased preoperative anxiety levels decreased preoperative assessment education fundamental perioperative patient care particularly surgical setting