1M. Sc Nursing HOD of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Manikaka Topawala Institute of Nursing, CHARUSAT, Gujarat
2Principal, Associate Professor and HOD of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Manikaka Topawala Institute of Nursing, CHARUSAT, Gujarat
*Corresponding Author: Ms. Rinal Jadav M. Sc Nursing, Mnikaka Topawala Institute of Nursing, CHARUSAT, Gujarat Email: rinaljdv@gmail.com
Online published on 2 November, 2018.
This study describes different non-pharmacological measures to manage the anxiety for patients going for general anaesthesia. For this the objective is to identify the effect of non-pharmacological management for relieving anxiety for patients going for general anaesthesia.
For fulfilling this objective, I have searched many data sources like Pub Med, Google Scholar, Pro Quest, Cochrane Library, CINAHL (Cumulative index To Nursing & Allied Health Literature), MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis & Retrieval System Online), Science Direct.
All the searched literature review concluded that there are many non-pharmacological management like aromatherapy, meditation and yoga, music therapy, pranayama, massage therapy, guided imagery, reiki therapy, skin surface warming technique, acupressure, acupuncture, relaxation technique, etc.
Even though there are many non-pharmacological measures for anxiety, but through this research paper I want to find out that which therapy is most simple, easy, safe and non-invasive to reduce the anxiety and can be used in the hospital as a daily basis without much expenses and special setting for it.
Assess, effectiveness, Non-pharmacological management, anxiety, patients, general anaesthesia
