Common fears of patients undergoing bronchoscopy
| Autor: | Chong-Kin Liam, P J H Poi, Srinivas P, S. Y. Chuah |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Male medicine.medical_specialty Referral medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General surgery Sedation Professional practice Fear Middle Aged Endoscopy Surgery Age and gender Bronchoscopy Patient Education as Topic medicine Humans Female medicine.symptom business Fibreoptic bronchoscopy Attitude to Health Medical literature |
| Zdroj: | The European respiratory journal. 11(5) |
| ISSN: | 0903-1936 |
| Popis: | In the world of medical literature, little has been reported about the fears of patients undergoing bronchoscopy. The aim of this study was to identify the common fears of patients undergoing fibreoptic bronchoscopy and to determine whether any factors might contribute to reducing these fears. One hundred and four consecutive patients undergoing bronchoscopy were interviewed. Sixty one patients expressed fear about the procedure, as follows: afraid of pain (33); afraid of breathing difficulties (11); afraid of oropharyngeal irritation (5); afraid of the bronchoscopy findings (2); afraid of sedation, cross-infection and nasal lignocaine spray, respectively (3); and unable to be specific (7). There was no difference between the "no fear" and "fearful" groups in ethnicity, source of referral, education, previous endoscopy, doctors' explanation and the patients' understanding of the procedure and its indication. "Fearful" patients were significantly younger (t=2.082, p=0.037) and female (chi2=4.180, p=0.038). Doctors were more likely to explain the indication for bronchoscopy than how it would be performed (chi2=6.403; p=0.011), and patients were more likely to understand why they needed a bronchoscopy than how it would be performed (chi2=21.505; p |
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