THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SURGERY AND THE ANXIETY

LEVEL OF THE PRE- OPERATIVE STT PATIENTS IN THE KENANGA ROOM OF

MITRA SIAGA HOSPITAL TEGAL

Priyatni Dewi1), Susi Muryani2), Yessy Pramita Widodo3)

1)
Student of nursing, STIKes Bhakti Mandala Husada Slawi 52146, Tegal Indonesia
2)3)
Lecturer of STIKes Bhakti Mandala Husada Slawi 52146, Tegal Indonesia

Email : dewidepri@gmail.com

Abstract

Surgery is a medical procedure that uses an invasive technique by opening or revealing the part
of the body to be treated through an incision and ends with closuring and suturing of the wound.
The surgical procedure often has far-reaching effects and psychological effects on pre-operative
patients that increase the patient’s anxiety. The study aimed to analyze the relationship of the
level of knowledge about surgery information with the level of the patient’s anxiety in the
Kenanga Room of Mitra Siaga Hospital, Tegal. It was a correlational descriptive research while
the design of this study was cross-sectional study method. This study took place in the Kenanga
Room of Mitra Siaga Hospital, Tegal. The study sample consisted of 40 patients using accidental
sampling technique. The data collection was obtained from questionnaire. The result was
analyzed using chi-square in the significant level 95%, showing that p value = 0,000 (p <0,05). It
shows that there was relationship between the knowledge about surgery information with the
anxiety level of the pre-operative patients in the Kenanga Room of Mitra Siaga, Tegal. The
suggestion of the study is it is expected for the nursing profession to provide information about
surgery to provide an understanding for the pre-operative patients so the level of the patients’
anxiety can be reduced.