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Coping variables as predictors of perioperative emotional states and adjustment
Heinz Walter KrohneKerstin E SlangenPeter P. Kleemannsubject
Coping (psychology)media_common.quotation_subjectPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral MedicineGeneral ChemistryPerioperativePostoperative recoveryFemale patientmedicineAnxietyGeneral anaesthesiamedicine.symptomPsychologyEmotional arousalApplied PsychologyClinical psychologyVigilance (psychology)media_commondescription
Abstract Surgery, regardless of its kind and severity, can be regarded as a major stress situation for any patient. High preoperative emotional arousal may negatively influence adaptation during surgery and, consequently, rate of postoperative recovery. In a series of previous studies, our research group analyzed the influence of dispositional and actual coping on subjective and objective stress indicators before, during, and after surgery. The present study investigates the influence of the dispositional coping variables vigilance and cognitive avoidance on actual surgery-related coping, state anxiety, and indicators of intra- and postoperative adjustment. The sample consisted of 42 male and 42 female patients undergoing elective maxillofacial surgery under general anaesthesia. Dispositional coping was measured on the dimensions vigilance and cognitive avoidance with the Mainz Coping Inventory. Actual surgery-related coping was assessed by means of a newly constructed inventory containing items to measur...
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-03-01 | Psychology & Health |