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Table 3 Surgical disciplines

From: Preoperative anxiety in adults - a cross-sectional study on specific fears and risk factors

 

All patients [n (%; 95% CI)]

High anxiety [n (%; 95% CI)]

Low anxiety [n (%; 95% CI)]

APAIS-A-T [M (SD)]

APAIS-A-An [M (SD)]

APAIS-A-Su

[M (SD)]

All patients

   

9.9 (3.6)

4.3 (1.9)

5.5 (2.1)

Gynecological and obstetric

852 (28; 26–29)

442 (35; 33–38)

410 (22; 20–24)

11.0 (3.6)

4.9 (2.0)

6.1 (2.1)

Orthopedic

471 (15; 14–17)

164 (13; 11–15)

307 (17; 15–19)

9.3 (3.4)

4.1 (1.8)

5.2 (2.0)

General

344 (11; 10–12)

124 (10; 8–12)

220 (12; 11–14)

9.6 (3.1)

4.2 (1.9)

5.4 (2.1)

Trauma

332 (11; 10–12)

118 (9; 8–11)

214 (12; 10–13)

9.2 (3.5)

4.1 (1.8)

5.1 (2.0)

Ears nose and throat

331 (11; 10–12)

116 (9; 8–11)

215 (12; 10–13)

9.5 (3.6)

4.1 (1.9)

5.3 (2.1)

Urological

288 (9; 8–10)

106 (8; 7–10)

182 (10; 9–11)

9.5 (3.4)

4.1 (1.7)

5.4 (2.1)

Ophthalmic

174 (6; 5–7)

66 (5; 4–7)

108 (6; 5–7)

9.3 (3.6)

3.9 (1.8)

5.4 (2.2)

Neurosurgical

137 (4; 4–5)

66 (5; 4–7)

71 (4; 3–5)

10.4 (3.5)

4.2 (1.8)

6.1 (2.2)

Oral and maxillofacial

91 (3; 2–4)

31 (3; 2–4)

60 (3; 3–4)

9.1 (3.3)

3.8 (1.6)

5.3 (2.1)

Cardiac

36 (1; 1–2)

13 (1; 1–2)

23 (1; 1–2)

10.0 (3.6)

4.4 (2.0)

5.5 (2.1)

Dermatological

31 (1; 1–1)

6 (1; 0–1)

25 (1; 1–2)

9.5 (3.1)

4.2 (1.9)

5.3 (1.6)

  1. High anxiety Patients with APAIS-A-T > 10. Low anxiety Patients with APAIS-A-T < 11. APAIS Amsterdam preoperative anxiety and information scale. APAIS-A-T APAIS anxiety about anesthesia and surgery score (total APAIS anxiety score). APAIS-A-An APAIS anxiety about anesthesia score. APAIS-A-Su APAIS anxiety about surgery score. M mean. SD standard deviation. 95% CI 95% confidence interval