Background Major life changes are among factors that cause anxiety, and one of these
changes is surgery. Hospitalization, regardless of disease, is known to provoke anxiety in …

Background Anxiety is defined as an overwhelming experience of fear, worry and
nervousness. It is one of the commonest events that can happen to patients waiting for …

Background Anxiety during the preoperative period is the most common problem with a
number of postoperative complications such as an increase in postoperative pain, delay of …

Background Hospitalization and surgery are critical negative life events that lead to the
experience of considerable anxiety in patients. Patients may perceive the day of surgery as …

Background: Anxiety is an unpleasant emotional experience that involves feelings of
tension, apprehension, nervousness and high autonomic activity. Few studies have been …

Introduction: Although patients undergoing elective surgery are assumed to have a lower
level of preoperative anxiety, studies reported a high level of anxiety among those patients …

Background Preoperative anxiety and stress are undoubtedly a difficult experience in
patients undergoing elective surgery. These unpleasant sensations depend on several …

OBJECTIVES: Preoperative anxiety has a significant effect on the outcome of anesthesia
and surgery. At present, there is no published data on the preoperative anxiety levels in Sri …

Objectives This review aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of preoperative anxiety
and its associated factors among patients undergoing surgery in low/middle-income …

Background Preoperative anxiety, otherwise managed preoperatively, can cause high rate
of cardiac mortality, adverse effects during anesthetic induction and patient recovery which …