OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the preoperative anxiety level and different factors responsible in
patients admitted for an elective surgical procedure in a tertiary care public hospital …

Background Anxiety is the most common problem in the preoperative period. This anxiety
increases postoperative pain, delay healing, and prolong the hospital stay. Among the …

Purpose The purpose of this research study was to determine the effect of preoperative visits
by the operating room (OR) nurse on patient stress levels before undergoing surgery …

mitchell m.(2010) General anaesthesia and day‐case patient anxiety. Journal of Advanced
Nursing 66 (5), 1059–1071. Abstract Title. General anaesthesia and day‐case patient …

mitchell m.(2011) Influence of gender and anaesthesia type on day surgery anxiety. Journal
of Advanced Nursing 68 (5), 1014–1025. Abstract Aim. To investigate the possible influence …

Introduction Effective pain and anxiety management during the perioperative phase remains
a challenge for patients undergoing surgeries and other invasive procedures. The current …

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

Objective: Preoperative anxiety is often assessed using general anxiety measures; existing
specific measures might lack content coverage and/or are not psychometrically validated …

The number of patients treated by elective day-case surgery in the UK is growing. Patient
preoperative anxiety can be considerable, although the opportunity to help to reduce fears is …

Patients admitted to hospital to undergo an elective surgical procedure often feel frightened
and anxious. Healthcare professionals have a responsibility to ensure that patients are …