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Objective: Inpatient treatment and surgery are conditions that cause anxiety in patients. There are many factors that affect sleep patterns. Anxiety is an important factor affecting sleep patterns. This study was carried out to determine the effect of pre-operative anxiety on sleep quality. Method: The research conducted is descriptive and relationship-seeking type. The population of the research consists of patients who are in the pre-operative period in the operating room environment in a state hospital as of 2021. The study was conducted on 100 individuals who volunteered to participate in the study. The data were collected by the researcher by face-to-face interview method. Personal Information Form, Surgical Anxiety Scale and Richard-Campbell Sleep Scale were used as data collection tools. Number, percentage, frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Independent Sample t test, One Way Anova, Pearson correlation test were used in the statistical evaluation of the data. Results: As a result of the statistical evaluation, it was determined that there was a statistically significant and negative correlation between the patients' surgery-specific anxiety scale and Richard-Campbell Sleep Scale mean scores. Conclusion: As a result of the research, it was determined that the anxiety experienced before the surgery negatively affects sleep quality.

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