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Women’s Center for Mind-Body Health
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The focus of this research database is on how stress affects women's health, and options for treatment using mind-body therapies. To obtain full summaries of the articles, see "How to Get Abstracts" below .
Preop
Before the hospital
3810198 JA Concern about cancer in women undergoing elective gynaecological surgery In women undergoing routine non-cancer gynecological surgery, 85% were worried that their current problem stemmed from a gynecological cancer. This high level of unwarranted distress needs to be addressed by physicians preop. 1986 Soc Sci Med 23;11:1139-45 Steptoe, A., Horti, J., and Stanton, S.
8518057 JA Aspects of psychological and social morbidity in patients awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting The longer patients were on a waiting list for coronary artery bypass surgery, the more they exhibited anxiety, depression and decrease in social functioning, regardless of clinical symptoms. 1993 Br Heart J 69;5:382-4 Underwood, M. J., Firmin, R. K., and Jehu, D.
11822502 JA Gender differences and fears in patients awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting During the wait for coronary artery bypass surgery, Finnish women had more intense fear than men, and there were gender differences in objects of fear. While both men and women were equally more concerned about having another heart attack or having permanent health deterioration than of dying, women were significantly more afraid of the the operation itself and of anesthesia than men, and men were more afraid of postop sexual problems than women. Implications for healthcare education and support. 2001 J Clin Nurs 10;4:538-49 Koivula, M., Paunonen-Ilmonen, M., Tarkka, M. T., Tarkka, M., and Laippala, P.
8950122 JA Cardiovascular and psychosomatic symptoms among relatives of patients waiting for possible coronary revascularization Relatives of patients awaiting cardiac surgery had significantly higher frequency of anxiety, depression, irritability and sleep disorders. Their situation also needs to be addressed. 1996 Heart Lung 25;6:438-43 Bengtson, A., Karlsson, T., Wahrborg, P., Hjalmarson, A., and Herlitz, J.
8540567 JA Prevalence of panic in patients referred for pulmonary function testing at a major medical center Panic and subsyndromal panic disorder are relatively common and may be unrecognized and inadequately treated. Of 115 patients referred for hospital pulmonary function testing, 41% reported a history of panic attacks, and 11% had panic disorder. Panic patients were more likely to report dyspnea symptoms. 1996 Am J Psychiatry 153;1:110-3 Pollack, M. H., Kradin, R., Otto, M. W., Worthington, J., Gould, R., Sabatino, S. A., and Rosenbaum, J. F.
At the hospital
11098363 JA Minimizing preoperative anxiety with alternative caring-healing therapies Nursing review of preop holistic strategies to decrease anxiety, including guided imagery, music, massage, etc. 2000 AORN J 72;5:838-40, 842-3 Norred, C. L.
7919630 JA Preparing patients for invasive medical and surgical procedures. 2: Using psychological interventions with adults and children Review of how medical personnel can optimally listen and communicate with patients preparing for surgery. 1994 Behav Med 20;1:15-21 Horne, D. J., Vatmanidis, P., and Careri, A.
8400521 JA Challenging the traditional view of preoperative visiting Preop nursing interaction that allows patients more of a sense of control can counteract anxiety, which is partly a product of helplessness. 1993 Br J Theatre Nurs 3;4:12-5 Burridge, L.
10827636 JA When a minute seems like a millennium Suggestions for ways nurses can help pre-op families cope in the face of increased nursing time pressures. 1999 J Perianesth Nurs 14;5:275-7 Carley, J. M. and Anderson, F. R.
11820344 JA Family involvement in perioperative nursing of adult patients undergoing emergency surgery Importance of evaluating family needs during the pre, intra and postoperative time periods. 2001 J Clin Nurs 10;2:230-7 Paavilainen, E., Seppanen, S., and Astedt-Kurki, P.
12029864 R,T Care of the living kidney donor and recipient Psychological stresses of kidney recipient and donor reviewed, requiring good nursing communication. 2000 Prof Nurse 16;2:885-7 Lunsdaine, J. A.
11126464 JA Rapid anxiety assessment in medical patients: evidence for the validity of verbal anxiety ratings Substantiation of the validity of a simple verbal anxiety rating from the patient (0-10); level of preop anxiety predicted pain and anxiety during operative procedures. 2000 Ann Behav Med 22;3:199-203 Benotsch, E. G., Lutgendorf, S. K., Watson, D., Fick, L. J., and Lang, E. V.
10446605 JA [Nonverbal communication by the presurgical patient] [Article in Spanish] Abstract reminds hospital personnel to pay attention to body language, as many people may not express their pre-op anxiety verbally. 1999 Rev Enferm 22;2:103-10 Freixa Garcia, J. and Marcos Saiz, M.
3500850 JA Effects of preoperative roommate assignment on preoperative anxiety and recovery from coronary-bypass surgery [Long ago when patients were admitted the day before surgery...] Preop patients whose roommates were postop were less anxious, more ambulatory postop and were released more quickly from the hospital, than preop patients who roomed with other preop patients. 1987 Health Psychol 6;6:525-43 Kulik, J. A. and Mahler, H. I.
11517846 JA Outcome expectancy and success with cognitive-behavioral interventions: the case of guided imagery During research for a study on use of guided imagery with women undergoing major surgery, positive outcomes expectancy was correlated with two variables: previous use of guided imagery and perceived credibility of the imagery provider. 2001 Oncol Nurs Forum 28;7:1125-32 Kwekkeboom, K. L.
3647755 JA Touch. Research findings and use in preoperative care Review of and suggestions for the appropriate use of touching patients preoperatively to help decrease anxiety. 1987 AORN J 45;6:1429-39 Clement, J. M.
9801665 R,T Healing with humor Use of humor in perioperative nursing. 1998 Semin Perioper Nurs 7;2:128-37 Sherman, K. M.
10467677 JA [Possibilities and chances of psychological preparation for surgery: evaluation through gynecological patients] [Article in German]. Per abstract, preop gynecology patients who were offered their choice of six different pre-op components such as information and guided imagery, chose very differently depending on age, anxiety level and prior surgical experience. 1999 Zentralbl Gynakol 121 Suppl 1;43-5 Konig, Y.
9534647 JA How would patients prefer to spend the waiting time before their operations? When patients were asked how they would like to spend the time just before surgery, the top choices were listening to music, reading and talking to other patients; there was also a range in how sleepy they wanted to feel via preop medication. 1998 Anaesthesia 53;2:192-5 Hyde, R., Bryden, F., and Asbury, A. J.
Music
10478129 R,T Incorporating music into the surgical environment Literature review plus guidelines for use of music with operative patients. 1999 Plast Surg Nurs 19;1:35-8 Reilly, M.
9337469 R,T Introducing a music program in the perioperative area Review of music therapy and perioperative care, plus description of evaluation and implementation of a perioperative music program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering. Includes questionnaires used, staff concerns and budget allocations. 1997 AORN J 66;4:674-82 Cunningham, M. F., Monson, B., and Bookbinder, M.
12032013 RCT Music and preoperative anxiety: a randomized, controlled study Patients who listened to their own selected music for 30 minutes before surgery felt significantly less anxious, but there were no measured differences in cortisol, blood pressure or heart rate. 2002 Anesth Analg 94;6:1489-94, table of contents Wang, S. M., Kulkarni, L., Dolev, J., and Kain, Z. N.
8660020 RCT Effect of music on ambulatory surgery patients' preoperative anxiety Preop patients who listened to their choice of music had significantly decreased anxiety and heart rates, with trend toward lower BP and respiratory rates in the OR. 1996 AORN J 63;4:750, 753-8 Augustin, P. and Hains, A. A.
8056055 JA Effects of music treatment on salivary cortisol in patients exposed to pre-surgical stress At a preop visit the day before surgery, patients had a 50% rise in cortisol levels within 15 minutes of being given information about the surgery. Those who listened to music afterwards had a return to baseline one hour later, while a control group was still markedly elevated. 1994 Exp Clin Endocrinol 102;2:118-20 Miluk-Kolasa, B., Obminski, Z., Stupnicki, R., and Golec, L.
7707258 RCT Music reduces stress and anxiety of patients in the surgical holding area Preop patients who listened to music while in the holding area had less anxiety. 1994 J Post Anesth Nurs 9;6:340-3 Winter, M. J., Paskin, S., and Baker, T.
3307595 CT Music Rx: physiological and emotional responses to taped music programs of preoperative patients awaiting plastic surgery Listening to a specific taped music program preop led to increased feeling of calmness and decreased pulse rate and mean arterial pressure in the OR. 1987 Ann Plast Surg 19;1:29-33 Updike, P. A. and Charles, D. M.
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