Provision of Informed Consent towards the Level of Anxiety in Pre-operative Patients at Mamuju District Public Hospital
Abstract: Surgery is one of
medical procedures that can be a stressor causing anxiety in patient. In Mamuju
district hospital, informed consent is considered as medical procedure.This
study was aimed to determine the influence of informed consent provision
towards the level of anxiety in pre-operative patients at Mamuju District
Public Hospital. The population in this study was pre-operative patients.
Accidental sampling approach was applied to obtain a total of 32 samples. This
quantitative study used quasi experimental design with a non-equivalent time
sample design which was analysed using the Wilcoxon statistical test. The
results showed that there was the effect of provision of informed consent on
the level of anxiety in pre-operative patients at Mamuju District Public
Hospital. Informed consent can reduce anxiety in pre-operative patient at
Mamuju District Public Hospital.
Keywords: Anxiety; informed
consent; pre-operative patients
Author: Imelda Appulembang
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg170008
