Anxiety and knowledge of patients before being subjected to orthognathic surgery.

CONCLUSION: The data shows a weak correlation in which greater knowledge about the surgical procedure reduces levels of anxiety that may be related to the absence of appropriate guidance about the surgical procedure.
PMID: 30365768 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem - October 28, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Barel PS, Sousa CS, Poveda VB, Turrini RNT Tags: Rev Bras Enferm Source Type: research