Fear and Anxiety Associated with Cataract Surgery Under Local Anesthesia in Adults : A Systematic Review

© 2021 Obuchowska and Konopinska..

Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures worldwide. Patients usually experience strong negative emotions, such as fear and anxiety. A systematic review of the recent literature regarding the emotional states experienced during cataract surgery under local anaesthesia was performed based on the PubMed and Scopus databases. The objective of this review was to determine the causes and frequency of fear and anxiety, as well as methods for improving intraoperative experience and supporting the patient prior to surgery. Anxiety is mainly caused by fear of the surgery itself, fright of pain, and loss of vision. Abstaining and visual sensations experienced during cataract surgery also increased the preoperative anxiety. Women and hypochondriacs showed higher levels of anxiety. The greatest intensity of negative emotions occurred on the day of the cataract surgery. Patients operated on both eyes experienced greater fear and anxiety before the operation of the first eye surgery. In order to reduce patients' negative experiences, pharmacological sedation, preoperative education and counselling, manual massage immediately before surgery, and listening to music during surgery are used. Taking this information into consideration allows the introduction of effective methods of eliminating the patient's negative feelings in connection with cataract surgery, which leads to an improvement in the results of the operation and an increase in the patients' sense of satisfaction and quality of life.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Psychology research and behavior management - 14(2021) vom: 11., Seite 781-793

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Obuchowska, Iwona [VerfasserIn]
Konopinska, Joanna [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Patients’ emotions
Phacoemulsification
Preoperative counseling
Quality of life
Review
Sedation

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Date Revised 29.06.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.2147/PRBM.S314214

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327243333