… Patients with extreme preoperative anxiety, for example, tend to require larger doses of …
of preoperative anxiety in Sri Lankan surgical patients, the factors contributing to their anxiety …

… Conclusion: Our patients experience very high levels of preoperative anxiety. This can be
easily measured in the preoperative period and allows detection of patients with high anxiety, …

… The level of anxiety that the patient experiences can affect his or her response to the …
information scale in the assessment of the preoperative anxiety: compared with hospital anxiety …

… Anxiety can be a normal reaction to life-threatening … Preoperative anxiety is commonly
experienced by patients undergoing … show that patients who experience preoperative anxiety have …

… This review investigated the effectiveness of educational intervention in easing preoperative
anxiety in patients scheduled for various surgical procedures under general anaesthesia. …

… level of anxiety that our patients experienced preoperatively. It is well recognized that
heightened preoperative anxiety levels can detrimentally affect a patient's postoperative recovery,1…

… Objective: Preoperative anxiety is a prevalent concern with … to identify the preoperative anxiety
levels of surgical patients and to … We think that the experiences about the previous surgical …

… ' experiences of strategies to alleviate adult patients' preoperative anxiety before anesthesia…
: behavior of the nurse anesthetist, preoperatively providing information, diverting attention to …

… that patients experience differing levels of anxiety … preoperative anxiety may reflect more of
a patient’s personality and coping style, rather than the concrete facts presented in a patient’s …

… It is easy to include this question as part of your evaluation of the patient's expectations.
Detailed questioning regarding the patient's experiences with medications also should be …