Perioperative psychological support therapy (PPST)
’ fears, Anxiety, anxiety, breast cancer
BREAST CANCER
At the day before the surgery, face-to-face communication and routine visits were given to allow patients sign the informed consent for anesthesia and get psychological interventions. The exact procedures were as follows:1) Cognitive input: giving photos of people wearing surgical gowns and scenes related to work in the operating room, introducing the basic process of entering the operating room on the day of surgery and the basic steps of general anesthesia; helping patients to have a correct perception of anesthesia with the help of popular science articles as well as videos and pictures.2) Anxiety self-assessment scale: to understand their level of stress and anxiety, the reasons, and individualized analysis to help.3) Cue therapy: confident and assertive attitude of the anesthesiologist informing about the method of anesthesia, contingency plans, and safety.4) Successful case desensitization: using the cases of successful postoperative patients to remove patients’ fears and increase their confidence.5) Postoperative follow-up on analgesic satisfaction and related psychological conditions of breast cancer patients after surgery.