Stress and anxiety in patients waiting for non-urgent gynaecological surgery post-earthquake exposure in Zagreb, during the COVID-19 pandemic

Autor: Hrvojka Soljačić Vraneš, Ana-Meyra Potkonjak, Hrvoje Vraneš, Ivka Djaković, Anamarija Bogović
Rok vydání: 2022
Předmět:
Zdroj: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 42:3741-3742
ISSN: 1364-6893
0144-3615
Popis: Pandemic causes stress, anxiety, and depression in people. The impact of natural events such as earthquakes may manifest in form of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorders. More than 50% of patients who are waiting for surgery may experience significant preoperative anxiety. After 140 years, second largest earthquake was recorded in Zagreb, capital of Croatia during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to examine the depression, anxiety, and stress in patients waiting for non-urgent gynecological surgery post earthquake trauma in Zagreb during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Databáze: OpenAIRE