BATHE Method on Preoperative Anxiety, Patient Satisfaction and Individual Anesthesia Concerns

In this study the goal is to determine the causes of concern among the patients who will undergo surgical operations and receive general anesthesia, to gauge their preoperative anxiety levels and to study the effects of the BATHE method on preoperative anxiety and patient satisfaction.

In this study the goal is to determine the causes of concern among the patients who will undergo surgical operations and receive general anesthesia, to gauge their preoperative anxiety levels and to study the effects of the BATHE method on preoperative anxiety and patient satisfaction. 500 patients who were planned to undergo elective surgery and under general anesthesia as anesthesia method were included in the study. Demographic data of patients, their three biggest fears of anesthesia and APAIS scores were recorded. The patients were divided into two groups, they underwent BATHE anamnesis or standard anamnesis methods according to their groups, then their APAIS and patient satisfaction scores were recorded.