Relationship between anxiety, pain, and satisfaction of care in women undergoing arthroplasty in Guatemala

Introduction

Arthroplasty is a commonly used surgical procedure for the functional recovery of patients with impaired mobility and displacement. The post-surgical process implies dealing with pain and anxiety, a situation that must be addressed during hospitalization by the nursing staff, to guarantee pertinent and effective care that favours the processes of rehabilitation and patient satisfaction.

Objective

To identify the relationship between satisfaction with nursing care and the presence of anxiety and pain in women who underwent arthroplasty.

Materials and method

Cross-sectional quantitative, with 63 patients undergoing arthroplasty at the Dr. Jorge Von Ahn National Hospital of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation in León, Guatemala. The variables level of anxiety, pain, and satisfaction with nursing care were measured. Data were analysed with non-parametric statistics using Spearman’s coefficient correlation test. International ethical considerations and informed consent were taken into account.

Results

The variable satisfaction with nursing care was related to low level of anxiety and null relationship with pain and the sociodemographic variables sex, age, ethnicity, level of education, and days of stay.

Conclusion

It is necessary to implement therapeutic nursing strategies that continue to humanize the hospital stay and recovery processes, and to conduct mixed studies that deepen the relationship between satisfaction with nursing care variables and anxiety and non-associated sociodemographic variables.