dc.description.abstract | Background: Cataract is one of eye diseases due to many cases of blindness in Indonesia. One of treatment managements for cataract is surgery. Perioperative phase didived into pre, intra, and post operatif. Surgery process may cause anxiety to a client. This research analyzed the correlation between knowledge levels about perioperative care of cataract and anxiety levels of clients with cataract in pre-surgery phase at RSD dr. Soebandi Jember. Methods: This study was a cross sectional with 32 cataract clients as sample. Sampling collection technique used non probability sampling technique with accidental sampling methods. Data were analyzed using chi square test with 95% CI (α = 0,05). Results: Most of cataract clients at RSD dr. Soebandi Jember had good level of knowledge about perioperative cataract and had mild anxiety levels during the preoperative phase. Moreover, based on the analysis, the p value was 0,047 (<α = 0,05). Conclusion: There is a relationship between the level of knowledge about perioperative cataract with the level of anxiety on the client pre cataract surgery in RSD dr. Soebandi Jember. The Correlation between the knowledge level about perioperative of cataract disease and the anxiety level of clients of cataract pre-surgery in RSD dr. Soebandi Jember exists, respectively. | en_US |