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Table 4 Number of patients belonging to the different procedures

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

Type of procedure

Subgroup

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)]

1. Diagnostic procedure

1.1

343 (11; 10–12)

113 (9; 7–11)

230 (12; 11–14)

9.2 (3.35)

4.0 (1.81)

5.1 (1.98)

 

1.2

142 (5; 4–5)

76 (6; 5–8)

66 (5; 4–7)

11.0 (3.75)

4.8 (1.89)

6.1 (2.20)

 

1.3

332 (11; 10–12)

131 (11; 9–13)

201 (11; 9–12)

9.9 (3.88)

4.5 (1.99)

5.4 (2.25)

2. Imaging and minor interventions

2.1

5 (0; 0–0)

1 (0; 0–0)

4 (0; 0–1)

8.0 (2.74)

3.4 (1.52)

4.6 (2.80)

 

2.2

15 (0; 0–1)

3 (0; 0–1)

12 (1; 0–1)

7.4 (3.16)

3.1 (1.31)

4.3 (2.09)

 

2.3

8 (0; 0–1)

0 (0; 0–0)

8 (0; 0–1)

7.0 (2.07)

3.3 (1.89)

3.8 (1.58)

 

2.4

11 (0; 0–1)

3 (0; 0–1)

8 (0; 0–1)

9.0 (3.41)

4.2 (2.04)

4.8 (1.72)

 

2.5

38 (1; 1–2)

17 (1; 1–2)

21 81; 1–2)

9.8 (3.73)

4.3 (1.77)

5.6 (2.26)

3. Trauma

3.1

185 (6; 5–7)

74 (6; 5–8)

111 (6; 5–7)

9.4 (3.51

4.2 (1.84)

5.2 (2.01)

4. Surgery aimed at pain reduction and / or improvement of function

4.1

784 (25; 24–27)

265 (22; 20–25)

459 (24; 22–26)

9.5 (3.47)

4.1 (1.80)

5.3 (2.07)

 

4.2

168 (5; 5–6)

63 (5; 4–7)

105 (6; 5–7)

9.3 (3.59)

3.9 (1.82)

5.4 (2.23)

5. Resection (benign)

5.1

501 (16; 15–18)

222 (18; 16–21)

279 (15; 13–17)

10.2 (3.47)

4.6 (1.91)

5.7 (2.00)

6. Resection (malignant)

6.1

323 (11; 9–12)

156 (13; 11–15)

167 (9; 8–10)

10.8 (3.57)

4.5 (1.92)

6.3 (2.09)

7. Highly invasive surgery

7.1

64 (2; 2–3)

31 (3; 2–4)

33 (2; 1–3)

10.7 (3.65)

4.3 (1.90)

6.4 (3.65)

 

7.2

22 (1; 0–1)

8 (1; 0–1)

14 (1; 0–1)

10.5 (3.81)

4.6 (1.87)

5.9 (3.81)

8. Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery

8.1

92 (3; 2–4)

33 (3; 2–4)

59 (3; 2–4)

9.6 (3.98)

4.3 (2.13)

5.2 (2.18)

9. Obstetrics

9.1

97 (3; 3–4)

49 (4; 3–5)

48 (3; 2–3)

11.0 (3.62)

5.0 (3.62)

6.0 (1.96)

10. Miscellaneous

10.1

16 (1; 0–1)

6 (1; 0–1)

10 (1; 0–1)

9.3 (2.89)

4.1 (1.73)

5.2 (1.68)

  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