EVALUATING PATIENTS MENTAL HEALTH IN THE OPERATING ROOM OF SELECTED HOSPITALS IN ISFAHAN

Operation as a stressor can cause physical and psychological reactions. Given the
key role of operating room service provider personnel in patient’s mental health promotion, this study
aimed to determine performing mental hygiene principles before, during and after the surgery.
Material & Methods: This descriptive study was done through simple sampling, and it included 86
nurses of selected hospitals of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2013. The research instrument
was a three-part checklist of mental hygiene (before surgery, during surgery and after the surgery)
respectively. The data were analyzed through inferential and statistical analysis with SPSS 16 software.
Results: According to the study, the mean score of mental hygiene principle was determined before
operation as (13/87±1/3), intra operation as (9/8±2/06), postoperative as (13/6±1/9), and total score of
three stages as (37/3±3/5) (before, during and after the surgery), respectively. Pearson correlation
coefficient showed reverse significant correlation between age and experience and mental hygiene
principles before and after the surgery.
Conclusion: According to the results, even though the function of operating room personnel about the
principles of mental health was poor in some cases, but in general it is reported to be well. Also,
personnel with fewer age and experience had better function in performing mental hygiene principles