International Journal of Nursing Research

Objective To explore the application effect of targeted preoperative psychological intervention in patients undergoing otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. Methods A total of 120 patients who underwent otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in our hospital from January 2023 to January 2024 were selected as the research objects. They were divided into a control group and an experimental group by random number table method, with 60 patients in each group. The control group received routine preoperative nursing, while the experimental group received additional targeted preoperative psychological intervention on the basis of the control group. Results On the day before surgery, the SAS score of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group(t=10.523, P＜0.05);the excellent and good rate of surgical cooperation in the experimental group was higher than that in the control group(χ²=8.538,P＜0.05);the time to first ambulation after surgery, the relief time of pharyngeal pain, and the length of hospital stay in the experimental group were all shorter than those in the control group(t=12.345,14.216,9.876,all P＜0.05). Conclusion Implementing targeted preoperative psychological intervention for patients undergoing otolaryngology-head and neck surgery can effectively alleviate their preoperative anxiety, improve surgical cooperation, and promote early postoperative rehabilitation, which has high clinical application value.

Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery; Preoperative psychological intervention; Anxiety; Surgical cooperation; Postoperative rehabilitation