FACTORS RELATED TO ANXIETY LEVELS IN PREOPERATIVE SECTIO CAESAREA PATIENTS

Abstract

In Indonesia, 29.0% experience anxiety and fear when going through labor, the fear felt can be in the form of fear that the baby to be born will be deformed, pain during surgery, fear of surgery failure and bleeding during surgery. The purpose of the study was to determine what factors were related to the level of anxiety in pre-operative caesarean section patients at RSIA Restu Bunda, Bandar Lampung City in 2024. The researcher used an analytical survey design with a cross sectional approach. The study population was all mothers who had pre-operative caesarean sections. Data collection was carried out on February 19-March 19, 2024 at RSIA Restu Bunda, Bandar Lampung City. The population of pre-operative caesarean section patients, the sampling technique used accidental sampling with a total of 40 respondents. The data analysis method was by univariate and bivariate analysis with the chi-square test. The results of the study showed that there was a relationship between age and anxiety levels (0.005), there was a relationship between parity status and anxiety levels (0.011), there was a relationship between family support and anxiety levels (0.008) and there was a relationship between coping mechanisms and anxiety levels (0.005). It is expected that nurses in dealing with anxiety in pre-operative caesarean section patients can provide health education to patients and families about age at risk, parity status, family support and coping mechanisms.