Publications by authors named "Fatmagul Ustunel"
Background: Preoperative fear of pain can increase the surgical stress response along with anxiety, increasing postoperative pain and the amount of analgesia consumption.
Aims: To determine the effect of preoperative fear of pain on postoperative pain level and analgesic consumption.
Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used.
Evaluation of Fear of Pain Among Surgical Patients in the Preoperative Period.
J Perianesth Nurs
April 2022
Purpose: To evaluate the fear of surgery-related pain of patients in the preoperative period.
Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional study.
Methods: A total of 419 patients who were scheduled for a variety of surgical procedures in a tertiary hospital were included.