Bakgrund: Många barn upplever ett stort stresspåslag inför sövning, detta kallas preoperativ oro och drabbar mellan 40-60 % av alla barn som sövs. Preoperativ oro hos barnet kan ge upphov till känslor av anspänning, stress, nervositet och oro samt agitation vid uppvaknande. Preventiva metoder för att minska preoperativ oro kan delas in i grupper som innefattar icke-farmakologiska och farmakologiska metoder. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att beskriva olika preventiva åtgärder och deras effektivitet för att minska barns preoperativa oro i åldrarna 2-12 år. Metod: Litteraturstudie med metaanalys. Inklusionskriterierna var RCT-studier publicerade mellan 2006-01-01 och 2017-01-12, engelskspråkiga och publicerade i referee-granskade tidskrifter, tydligt beskriven intervention, mätning av preoperativ oro samt att deltagarålder skulle vara mellan 2-12 år. Databassökningarna utfördes i PubMED, Cinahl och PsycINFO. Resultat: Video- och dataspelsdistraktion, clowner, teknikbaserad preoperativ information och lekterapi är effektivt för att minska barns preoperativa oro och ängslan. Föräldranärvaro saknar effekt på barns preoperativa oro och ängslan. Midazolam är effektivt som premedicinering. En inspelning av barnets moders röst samt en icke-farmakologisk multidisciplinär approach har båda effekt på barns preoperativa oro och ängslan. Konklusion: Video- och dataspelsdistraktion, clowner, lekterapi och premedicinering var välfungerande och effektiva interventioner för att minska barns preoperativa oro.

Background: Patients who are going through a surgical intervention, almost always have some form of anxiety related to this. Pharmacological interventions are routinely used for treatment of preoperative anxiety. Although there are different forms of strategies and nursing interventions that can be used by the nurse anaesthesia to meet patients with preoperative anxiety. Purpose: To describe non-pharmacological nursing interventions utilized by nurse anesthetist to alleviate patients’ pre-operative anxiety. Design/Method: A literature review was performed. 23 studies with quantative method met the inclusion criteria and was included in the review. Result: A number of non-pharmacological nursing interventions reduces the preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing surgical intervention. The findings display interventions that all have a significant effect on preoperative anxiety: acupuncture, massage, aromatherapy, relaxation exercises, music therapy, supporting conversation, pre-recorded information, oral information and written information and education. Common for all these interventions is that they are all performed when the care-relationship according to Fundamentals of Care is established.  No research was found to illustrate any difference between men and women in how the preoperative anxiety is affected by these nursing interventions. Conclusion: Non-pharmacological nursing interventions prior to surgery alleviate the pre-operative anxiety in patients. By using relatively simple and inexpensive measures, individually adapted to the patient’s requirements, the preoperative anxiety can be relieved. There is a lack in knowledge regarding differences between how nursing interventions affects the pre-operative anxiety in men versus in women. / Bakgrund: Patienter som ska genomgå ett kirurgiskt ingrepp känner nästan alltid oro inför detta. Rutinmässigt används oftast farmakologisk behandling för att dämpa preoperativ oro. Det finns olika strategier och omvårdnadsåtgärder som anestesisjuksköterskan kan använda för att bemöta patienter med preoperativ oro.  Syfte: Syftet är att beskriva vilka icke-farmakologiska omvårdnadsåtgärder som används av anestesisjuksköterskor för att lindra patienters preoperativa oro.  Metod: En litteraturstudie med systematisk ansats användes. 23 studier med kvantitativ metod mötte urvalskriterierna och inkluderades i studien. Huvudresultat: Ett flertal icke-farmakologiska omvårdnadsåtgärder minskar den preoperativa oron hos patienter som ska genomgå kirurgi. Resultatet visar interventioner som alla har signifikant effekt på den preoperativa oron; akupunktur, massage, aromterapi, avslappningsövningar, musikterapi, stödjande samtal, inspelad information, muntlig respektive skriftlig information och undervisning. Gemensamt för dessa interventioner är att de alla utförs när vårdrelationen enligt Fundamentals of Care är etablerad. Ingen forskning hittades som belyser eventuella skillnader mellan kvinnor respektive män i hur den preoperativa oron påverkas av omvårdnadsåtgärder. Slutsats: Icke-farmakologiska omvårdnadsåtgärder i anslutning till operation lindrar patienters preoperativa oro. Genom relativt enkla och billiga åtgärder anpassade efter individens önskemål kan den preoperativa oron minskas. Det saknas aktuell kunskap om skillnader i hur omvårdnadsåtgärder påverkar kvinnor respektive mäns preoperativa oro.

Objectives: 1) To examine the effectiveness of Audiovisual (AV) interventions at reducing preoperative anxiety (PA) and its associated outcomes in children undergoing surgery; 2) To assess the psychometric properties of a new scale, the Children’s Perioperative Multidimensional Anxiety Scale (CPMAS); 3) To examine the feasibility and acceptability of a novel tablet-based intervention, Story-Telling Medicine (STM), for reducing children’s PA; 4) To examine the relation between temperament and PA in the surgical context. Methods: A systematic review of studies where the primary outcome was children’s PA was conducted (Study 1). A study of the reliability and validity of the CPMAS were assessed at preoperative assessment (T1), on the day of surgery (T2), and 1 month postoperatively (T3) was also undertaken (Study 2). The feasibility and acceptability of STM were then examined and compared its effect to Usual Care (UC) (Study 3). Finally, children’s temperament was examined using the Colorado Childhood Temperament Inventory at T1 along with the CPMAS assessed at T1 and T2 (Study 4). Results: Fourteen of the 18 studies led to reductions in children’s PA (Study 1). The CPMAS demonstrated good internal consistency, stability and convergent validity across all visits (Study 2). The participant recruitment and study procedures were shown to be feasible and children in the STM group demonstrated greater reductions in CPMAS compared to the UC group (Study 3). Shyness predicted lower PA at T1, while sociability predicted higher PA at T1 and T2 (Study 4). Conclusions: AV interventions appear useful but full-scale RCTs of these treatments are required to pinpoint those that are most effective. The CPMAS is a promising tool for evaluating children’s PA and preliminary evidence suggests that STM is a feasible intervention for reducing children's PA. Finally, our findings highlight the importance of considering individual differences in predicting anxiety in the surgical setting. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / Preoperative anxiety affects up to 5 million children in North America annually and is associated with many adverse psychological, behavioural, and health effects. These problems not only produce significant distress for children and families, but can have immediate and long-term effects on a child’s mental health and development. Current methods to reduce preoperative anxiety in children (e.g., medications and psychological preparation programs) are limited by their expense and/or time-intensive nature. In an attempt to reduce children’s preoperative anxiety and its associated negative outcomes, this work examined the usefulness of audiovisual interventions in reducing children’s preoperative anxiety, sought to develop a new instrument to measure children’s preoperative anxiety, tested a new tablet-based application to reduce children’s preoperative anxiety, and examined the relation between children’s temperament and preoperative anxiety. The goal is to improve the surgical experience for children and families, and to reduce psychological and physical problems in children undergoing surgery.

Yes / Objectives: The objectives of this study ware to translate and validate the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale into Nigerian Hausa Language to be used in assessing Hausa speaking surgical patients’ preoperative anxiety before undergoing elective surgery. Methods: Forward and backward translation method was adopted to translate APAIS into Hausa Language so as to produce a Hausa version of the scale (APAIS-H). The Hausa version was tested on thirty patients scheduled for elective surgery at Federal Medical Centre, Nguru-Yobe State, Nigeria. The authors performed factor analysis, internal consistency and correlated the translated Hausa version with Spielberger’s State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-State). Findings: The translated Hausa version of the scale produced high internal consistency for the two subscales (Cronbach’s alpha 0.82 for anxiety related to surgery subscale and 0.71 for information desire subscale respectively). APAIS-H correlated well with Spielberger's state Trait Anxiety Inventory STAI-state with a correlation coefficient of (r = 0.81), Conclusion: APAIS-H has been found to be valid and reliable instrument to be used in the assessment of preoperative anxiety in Hausa speaking patients scheduled to undergo surgical operation.

Bakgrund Oro och ångest är vanligt förekommande inför operation. Patienters upplevelse är individuell där preoperativ oro och ångest kan grunda sig i olika faktorer. Preoperativ oro och ångest kan leda till konsekvenser för hela det perioperativa vårdförloppet. Preoperativt förbereds patienter med nödvändiga förberedelser utifrån operationens art samt patienters individuella behov. Sjuksköterskor har i den preoperativa fasen en central roll i att bemöta och uppmärksamma patienters oro och ångest för att tillämpa adekvata omvårdnadsåtgärder. Syfte Syftet var att beskriva sjuksköterskors omvårdnadsåtgärder för att lindra patienters preoperativa oro och ångest. Metod Examensarbetet har genomförts som en strukturerad litteraturöversikt med inslag av den metodologi som används vid systematiska litteraturöversikter. Databaserna CINAHL och PubMed har använts för urval av artiklar. Artiklarna kvalitetsgranskades utifrån Nilssons granskningsmall. Analysen utfördes utifrån Fribergs analysmodell. Resultatet grundar sig på 17 vetenskapliga artiklar publicerade mellan år 2014–2024. Resultat Huvudkategorierna sjuksköterskors åtgärder och terapier identifierades i resultatet. Resultatet delades upp i följande underkategorier; patientutbildning, samtal med patient, avslappning, massage, musik samt aromaterapi. Slutsats Resultatet visar att det finns olika typer av icke-farmakologiska omvårdnadsåtgärder som kan lindra preoperativ oro och ångest. Genom att uppmärksamma och tillämpa relevanta omvårdnadsåtgärder kan patienters oro och ångest i den preoperativa fasen lindras. / Background Anxiety is common before surgery. The patient’s experience is individual and various factors can be the basis for preoperative anxiety. Preoperative anxiety can lead to consequences for the entire perioperative care process. Preoperatively, the patient is prepared with necessary preparations, which are determined based on type of surgery and the patient’s individual needs. In the preoperative phase, nurses have a central role in meeting and paying attention to the patient’s individual needs in order to relieve anxiety with the help of nursing interventions. Aim The aim was to describe nurses’ nursing interventions to relieve patients preoperative anxiety. Method The thesis has been carried out as a structured literature review with elements of the methodology used in systematic literature review. The databases CINAHL and PubMed were used for selection of articles. The articles were quality reviewed based on Nilsson’s review template. The analysis was conducted based on Friberg’s analysis model. The result is based on 17 scientific articles published between the years 2014–2024. Results The main categories nurses nursing interventions and therapies were identified with the subcategories of patient education, conversation with patient, relaxation, massage, music and aromatherapy. Conclusions The results shows that there are different types of non-pharmacological nursing interventions that can relieve preoperative anxiety. By paying attention and implementing relevant nursing interventions, the patient’s preoperative anxiety can be relieved.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2016-10-06T14:11:31Z No. of bitstreams: 1 lucianodemellofonseca.pdf: 1602877 bytes, checksum: bb883b5f6533f44501e8e6cbd9f346ac (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-10-07T12:01:09Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 lucianodemellofonseca.pdf: 1602877 bytes, checksum: bb883b5f6533f44501e8e6cbd9f346ac (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-10-07T12:01:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 lucianodemellofonseca.pdf: 1602877 bytes, checksum: bb883b5f6533f44501e8e6cbd9f346ac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-30 / A ansiedade pré–operatória é um evento deletério que acomete um grande número de pessoas, nos mais variados graus e seu controle antes e durante os procedimentos cirúrgicos odontológicos torna-se então de fundamental importância na prática clínica, pois trará mais conforto tanto para pacientes quanto para o Cirurgião–Dentista. Avaliou comparativamente a efetividade clínica da acupuntura sistêmica e auricular no controle da ansiedade antes de cirurgias de terceiro molares inferiores. Os pacientes foram distribuídos em três grupos: grupo sistêmico, constituído de 12 indivíduos, tratados com acupuntura sistêmica, antes do procedimento cirúrgico; grupo auricular, constituído de 13 indivíduos, tratados com acupuntura auricular, antes do procedimento cirúrgico; grupo controle, constituído de 12 indivíduos, que não receberam tratamento antes da cirurgia. A avaliação da efetividade terapêutica fundamentou- se na mensuração da ansiedade, conduzida de forma objetiva, através da aferição da pressão arterial e freqüência cardíaca, e subjetiva, por intermédio de dois tipos de escalas visuais analógicas (EVA). Os resultados obtidos nos dois grupos, quanto à avaliação objetiva, não foram estatisticamente significativos as variações da pressão arterial (p>0,05), contudo houve diferenças estatisticamente significativa nas variações da freqüência cardíaca ( p<0,05) evidenciados pela diminuição dos seus valores, quando comparados antes e depois do tratamento. Quanto a avaliação subjetiva, resultados significativos foram obtidos pelos dois grupos tratamento (p<0,05), demonstrados pela diminuição dos escores, quando comparados antes e depois do tratamento com cada modalidade de acupuntura. Podemos concluir que a acupuntura sistêmica e auricular mostraram- se importantes métodos de tratamento da ansiedade pré- operatória em cirurgias odontológicas, visto terem alcançado uma confiabilidade significativa de efetividade, que nos faz indicá-la e sugerir o seu uso com esta finalidade. / Pre-operative anxiety is a deleterious event that affects a large number of people in different degrees and their control in the dental surgery then becomes of paramount importance in clinical practice, it brings more comfort for both patients and for the surgeon to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of auricular acupuncture and systemic control of anxiety before and during surgery of the third lower molars. The patients were divided at random into three groups: systemic group consisting of 12 subjects treated with systemic acupuncture before surgery; auricular group, consisting of 13 patients treated with auricular acupuncture before surgical procedures and control group, consisting of 12 individuals who received no treatment before surgery The assessment of therapeutic effectiveness was based on measurement of anxiety conducted in two forms: objective, through the measurement of blood pressure and heart rate, and subjective, through two types of visual analog scales (VAS). The results obtained from the systemic group and from the auricular group as to the objective evaluation in blood pressure were not statistically significant (p> 0.05) though there was a significant variation in heart rate (p <0.05) evidenced by the decrease in their values when compared before and after treatment. As to the subjective evaluation significant results were obtained by the two treatment groups (P <0.05), demonstrated by the decrease in scores when compared before and after treatment with each type of acupuncture. We conclude that the systemic and auricular acupuncture proved to be important methods of treatment of preoperative anxiety in dental surgery, since they have achieved a significant degree of reliability that makes us suggest its use for this purpose.

Bakgrund: Forskning tyder på att preoperativ ångest utgör ett vanligt förekommande problem hos patienter som skall genomgå kirurgi. Flera studier visade att den kan leda till olika postoperativa komplikationer. Det är sjuksköterskans ansvar att både identifiera och åtgärda ångest inför ett kirurgiskt ingrepp. Syfte: Att beskriva vilka icke-farmakologiska interventioner finns för att minska preoperativ ångest hos vuxna patienter. Metod: Studiens design var en litteraturöversikt som genomfördes enligt Fribergs metodbeskrivning. Litteraturöversikten bygger på tolv kvantitativa studier publicerade mellan 01/2007 och 09/2017. Sökningar utfördes i databaserna CINAHL Complete och PubMed. Resultat: Denna litteraturöversikt tyder på att det finns flera, olika interventioner som kan användas som komplement till farmakologisk behandling för att effektivt minska preoperativ ångest hos vuxna patienter. Ångest i den preoperativa fasen kan lindras om patienten får en utökad, individuell anpassad information. Ångest kan också minskas om patienten får ett känslomässigt stöd eller hjälp med att finna tröst i andlighet/religion. Litteraturöversiktens resultat tyder dessutom på att ångestnivå kan sänkas med hjälp av en lugn musik, naturljud eller vägledd dagdröm. Det framkom även att den preoperativa ångesten kan minskas genom avslappningsövningar, aromaterapi, akupunktur och zonterapi. Endast en fotografisk utställning har inte visats vara effektiv för att minska ångest i det preoperativa skedet. Diskussion: Resultatet av litteraturöversikten har diskuterats i relation till sjuksköterskans ansvarsområde. Resultatdiskussionen koncentreras kring praktiska frågor gällande implementering av de icke-farmakologiska metoderna i vården. Jean Watsons teori om mänsklig omsorg utgjorde översiktens teoretiska referensram som hjälpte författaren i resultatdiskussionen. / Background: Research indicates that preoperative anxiety is a widespread problem among patients undergoing surgery. It has been shown in several studies that preoperative anxiety may lead to different postoperative complications. It is the nurse's responsibility to identify and to reduce patients' anxiety. Aim: To describe which non-pharmacological interventions are available to reduce preoperative anxiety in adult patients. Method: The study was designed as a literature review performed according to the Fribergs method. This literature review is based on twelve quantitative articles published between 01/2007 and 09/2017. The search for the articles was conducted in CINAHL Complete database and PubMed database. Results: The result of this review indicates that there are several, different interventions that may be used in addition to pharmacological treatment in order to effectively reduce preoperative anxiety in adult patients. Anxiety in the preoperative phase can be alleviated by providing the patient with information tailored to the individual's needs. Anxiety can also be reduced by providing emotional support or by helping the patient to find comfort in spirituality/religion. The result of this review indicates moreover that the level of anxious can be minimized by listening to soothing music, nature sounds or guided imagery. Relaxation exercises, aromatherapy, acupuncture and reflexology were also found to reduce preoperative anxiety. Only the photographic display was not found to be effective in reducing anxiety in the preoperative phase. Discussion: The result of this review was discussed in relation to the nurse's responsibilities. The discussion of the results was focused on the practical issues about implementation of the non-pharmacological methods in the clinical practice. Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring was used as a theoretical framework that helped the author in results analysis.

Sammanfattning Bakgrund:  Preoperativ oro kan orsaka höga nivåer av stress hos barnet bland annat på grund av separation från föräldrarna, rädsla, inte veta vad som skall hända och att befinna sig i en okänd miljö. Upp till 50% av barn som skall opereras upplever preoperativ oro vilket kan leda till oönskade konsekvenser som högre förekomst av postoperativt delirium, postoperativ oro och ökad smärta men även ge negativa effekter under en längre tid postoperativt som mardrömmar, att vakna gråtandes, separationsångest, vredesutbrott, trots riktat mot föräldrarna och nytillkommen nattlig sängvätning. Anestesisjuksköterskan har ett ansvar i att minska preoperativ oro och därmed förbättra barnets upplevelse av situationen och förebygga negativa konsekvenser. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att belysa icke farmakologiska strategier och deras effekt i arbetet med preoperativt oroliga barn vilka skall genomgå generell anestesi. Metod: Systematisk litteraturstudie. Inklusionskriterier experiment studier rörande barn 0-18 år som skulle genomgå generell anestesi inför operation,  publicerade 120101-180213, i vetenskapliga engelskspråkiga referee-granskade tidskrifter. Databassökningar utfördes i PubMED, Cinahl och PsychINFO. Resultat: Två metoder som effektivt lindrar oro framkom i materialet. Distraktion, genom film, spel eller böcker, i samband med anestesiinduktion är en metod. Även preoperativt förberedande information i form av multi-media eller specialskrivna texter (sagoböcker och informationsbroschyrer) har visat sig ha en lindrande effekt. Utvidgad information till föräldrar, med tanke att förberedda föräldrar bättre hjälper sitt barn och minskar barnets preoperativa oro, gav inte mätbar effekt på barnens oro. / Abstract Background: Preoperative anxiety can cause high levels of stress in the child, for example due to separation from parents, fear, not knowing what to happen and being in an unknown environment. Up to 50% of children to be treated experience preoperative anxiety which may lead to unwanted consequences such as higher incidence of postoperative delirium, postoperative anxiety and increased pain but also give negative effects for a longer period of time postoperatively like nightmares, waking crying, separation anxiety, outbreaks of anger, temper tantrums and enuresis. Nurse anesthetist has a responsibility in reducing preoperative anxiety and thus improving the child's experience of the situation, preventing negative consequences. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to highlight non-pharmacological strategies and their effects in the work with preoperatively anxoius children, undergoing general anesthesia. Method: Systematic literature study. Inclusion criteria experimental studies on children 0-18 years who were to undergo general anesthesia prior to surgery, published 120101-180213, in scientific English-language referee-reviewed journals. Database searches were performed in PubMED, Cinahl and PsychINFO. Result: Two methods that relieve anxiety emerged in the material. Distraction, through movies, games or books, during the anesthesia indiction or preoperatively preparatory information in the form of multi-media or special-written texts (storybooks and information brochures). Expanded information to parents, given that prepared parents better help their children and reduce the child's preoperative anxiety, did not give a measurable effect. Conclusion: Preoperative, age-appropriate information for the child and distraction during the anesthesia induction are, respectively, effective methods to alleviate the preoperative anxiety of children.

Bakgrund: Preoperativ oro förekommer hos över hälften av alla barn som ska genomgå kirurgiska ingrepp. Oron inför den kommande operationen orsakar ett stort lidande för barnet. Detta kan orsaka både fysiologiska och psykologiska symtom till följd av oron. Dessutom får dessa barn en ökad risk för postoperativa komplikationer, vilket innebär fortsatt lidande för barnen men även en ökad belastning för sjukvården. Lekterapi har visat ha en lindrande effekt på känslor hos barn och därför syftar denna studie på att undersöka om lekterapin även kan lindra den preoperativa oron.  Syfte: Detta arbetets syfte var att undersöka om lekterapi har effekt på preoperativ oro hos barn i åldrarna 0-18 som ska genomgå kirurgiska ingrepp.  Metod: En litteraturstudie gjordes med en deskriptiv design med en kvantitativ ansats. Denna studie baserades på 11 experimentella kvantitativa studier som undersökte lekterapins effekt på preoperativ oro. Artiklarna kvalitetsgranskades utifrån Fribergs granskningsmall.  Resultat: Studien använde Popenoe et al.s guide för dataanalys och resultatet delades in i tre kategorier: terapeutisk lek, teknologisk lek och strukturerad lek. Gemensamt för alla tre kategorier var att de visade på en reducerande effekt på preoperativ oro hos barn.  Slutsats: Lekterapi verkar ha en reducerande effekt på den preoperativa oron hos barn. Vilken typ av lek som lekterapin baseras på tycks inte påverka effekten av interventionen. Lekterapi bör därmed kunna användas som preoperativ förberedelse av barn i kombination med den rutinmässiga förberedelsen. / Background: Preoperative anxiety is prevalent in over half of all children undergoing invasive procedures. This may cause great suffering for the child which can lead to both physiological and psychological symptoms. Additionally these children face an increased risk of postoperative complications, which only leads to more suffering for the children but also an additional burden on the healthcare system. Studies have shown that play therapy has an alleviating effect on emotions in children, therefore this study aims to explore if play therapy also could have an alleviating effect on preoperative anxiety. Aim: To examine play therapy’s effect on preoperative anxiety in children undergoing invasive procedures.  Method: A literature review using a descriptive design with a quantitative approach. This study was based on 11 experimental quantitative studies examining the effect of play therapy on preoperative anxiety. The articles were reviewed based on Friberg’s quality review template. Results: This study used Popenoe et al.’s guide for data analysis and the results were categorized into three groups: therapeutic play, technological play and structured play. Common across all three categories was that they showed a reduction in preoperative anxiety in children.  Conclusion: Play therapy appears to have an alleviating effect on preoperative anxiety in children. What type of play that was carried out in play therapy does not seem to matter. Therefore, play therapy should be considered as part of the preoperative preparation for children, in conjunction with general surgery preparation.

Bakgrund: Tidigare forskning visar att det finns flera faktorer som bidrar till preoperativ oro, vilket är ett tillstånd som kan orsaka flera negativa konsekvensen både i direkt anslutning till operation som långt senare efter operation. Ett av målen vid ett preoperativt möte mellan anestesisjuksköterskan och patienten är att anestesisjuksköterskan ska minska patientens stress. Därmed är det av värde att göra en översikt avseende aktuell forskning kring omvårdnadsåtgärder som kan vidtas av anestesisjuksköterskor för att lindra preoperativ oro. Syfte: Studiens syfte var att beskriva vilka omvårdnadsåtgärder som kan att vidtas av anestesisjuksköterskor för att lindra preoperativ oro hos patienten. Metod: Metod var integrerad litteraturöversikt bestående av 20 vetenskapliga artiklar, varav 14 kvantitativa och sex kvalitativa. Vid litteratursökning användes databaserna CINAHL och PubMed. Resultat: Analysen resulterade i fyra kategorier som beskriver omvårdnadsåtgärder som anestesisjuksköterskor kan vidta för att lindra preoperativ oro: Individanpassa den preoperativa informationen, Skapa en bekväm miljö, Bemöta individanpassat och empatiskt och Ha en lugnande närvaro och kommunikation. Slutsats: Analysen resulterade i fyra distinkta kategorier gällande omvårdnadsåtgärder mot preoperativ oro. Utifrån komfortteorin är det möjligt att anföra att om anestesisjuksköterskor kombinerar omvårdnadsåtgärder från de fyra kategorierna för att lindra patienters preoperativa oro har patienter större möjlighet att nå total komfort. Framtida forskning behövs avseende effekten av omvårdnadsåtgärder som utförs av just anestesisjuksköterskor samt effekten av patientens egna strategier för att lindra preoperativ oro. / Background: Previous research has identified several factors contributing to patients experiencing preoperative anxiety, which is a condition that can cause several negative consequences both directly in connection with the surgery, as well as long after the surgical procedure. One of the aims during a preoperative meeting between the nurse anesthetist and the patient is for the nurse anesthetist to ease the patient’s stress. Thus, it is of value to conduct and overview of current research regarding nursing interventions that can be conducted by nurse anesthetists to alleviate preoperative anxiety. Aim: The aim of the study was to describe what nursing interventions that nurse anesthetists can conduct to alleviate a patient’s preoperative anxiety. Method: Integrative literature review consisting of 20 scientific articles, of which 14 were quantitative and six qualitative. The literature search was conducted in the databases CINAHL and PubMed. Result: The analysis resulted in four categories describing nursing interventions that nurse anesthetists can conduct to alleviate a patient’s preoperative anxiety: Individualize the preoperative information, Create a comfortable environment, Treat individually and empathically and Have a soothing presence and communication. Conclusion: The integrative literature review with data from the 20 scientific articles resulted in four categories describing nursing interventions to alleviate preoperative anxiety. It is possible to say, based on the theory of comfort, that the patient has a greater chance to reach total comfort if nurse anesthetists combine multiple nursing interventions from the four categories to alleviate the patient’s preoperative anxiety. Future research is suggested to focus on the effect of nursing interventions performed by nurse anesthetists and the effect of the patient’s own strategies to alleviate preoperative anxiety.