Background Preoperative anxiety comprising anesthesia and surgery related anxiety is
common and perceived by many patients as the worst aspect of the surgical episode. The …

Objective The main objective of this study was a detailed comparison of the level of anxiety
about surgery and anesthesia. Other objectives included the assessment of the prevalence …

Purpose The aim of this study was to compare Anxiety Specific to Surgery Questionnaire
(ASSQ) with Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Amsterdam Preoperative …

Background Preoperative anxiety is a common and poorly evaluated condition in patients
who will undergo an anesthetic and surgical intervention. The objective of this study was to …

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

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 …

BACKGROUND Preoperative anxiety and need for information can be detected during
preoperative consultation via structured and standardised screening by the Amsterdam …

Background: Patients who undergo surgery experience acute psychological distress in the
preoperative period. The objective of this study was to identify and quantify the effect of risk …

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