Table 6 Factor analyses of specific fears associated with anesthesia
From: Preoperative anxiety in adults - a cross-sectional study on specific fears and risk factors
Specific fear | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
Non-physical complications (Factor 1) | |||
Anesthesiologist error | 0.799 | 0.260 | 0.253 |
Not waking up (death) | 0.774 | 0.255 | 0.191 |
Awareness | 0.657 | 0.235 | 0.367 |
Impairment of personality | 0.585 | 0.430 | 0.221 |
Loss of control | 0.514 | 0.334 | 0.445 |
Physical complaints (Factor 2) | |||
Fatigue and drowsiness | 0.249 | 0.924 | 0.231 |
Nausea and vomiting | 0.355 | 0.614 | 0.242 |
Pain (Factor 3) | |||
Painful measures | 0.269 | 0.241 | 0.705 |