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2003 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stress moderation model variables provide clues to surgery-related psychology.
According to a study from Australia, "before and after hysterectomy, 60 women completed self-report questionnaires. Measures of personality (NEO-Five Factor Inventory, NEO-FFI), coping (Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations, CISS), and procedure appraisal were completed pre-operatively. Measures of depression and anxiety were completed pre- and post-operatively."
"Pre-op, 34% of women reported depression at clinical levels, and 29% reported clinical anxiety. The prevalence of depression fell to 8% 3-months post-op although clinical levels of anxiety persisted post-op in 22% of women. Regression analyses revealed that the principal risk factors for post-op negative affect were pre-op levels of depression and concerns about hysterectomy outcome," said A.P. Donoghue and colleagues, University of Melbourne, Department of Psychology.
"In assessing proposed models of post-hysterectomy outcome, structural equational modeling revealed the key position of neuroticism and extraversion, which were both directly and indirectly related to pre- and post-operative depression and anxiety. The ...