Distres Termometresi Cerrahiye Bağlı Stresi Ölçmek için Kullanılabilir Mi?

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate the Distress Thermometer (DT) as a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to measure the patients stress because of surgery. Method: This was a methodological study conducted with 200 patients. Data were collected using the the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Distress Thermometer (DT) and surgery related distress causes list (DCL) for preoperative patients. The validation of the Distres Thermometer was performed in conjunction with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results: Study results determined that the distress score average of the patients was 4.4 (SD 2.4), and the distress level of 47.5% of the patients was above this average. The sensitivity of HADS, which had a cut-off point of five or more, was 72.5% and specificity was 59.3%. The most expressed causes of distress were the development of infection after surgery. There was a moderate relation between the thermometer score and the total DCL score and HADS total score. Conclusion: The distress thermometer can be used as a valid tool in determining surgery-related anxiety. And also distress causes list can be used to determine distress factors. In this study, the HADS was used as a criterion for DT-DCL, and according to this scale, the sensitivity of the thermometer was high, and the specificity was moderate. The tool can be retested by using different distress scales.

Keywords

• anxiety
• distress
• thermometer
• preoperative
• surgery