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Preoperative anxiety in surgical patients - experience of a single unit

Author(s) -

Anne Thushara Matthias,

Dharmanbandhu Nandadeva Samarasekera

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

acta anaesthesiologica taiwanica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1875-4597

pISSN - 1875-452X

DOI - 10.1016/j.aat.2012.02.004

Subject(s) - anxiety , medicine , cronbach's alpha , premedication , anesthesia , elective surgery , physical therapy , psychiatry , psychometrics , clinical psychology

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 Lankan patients. In the West, several validated questionnaires such as The Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) and State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) are used. To measure the preoperative anxiety levels in patients using APAIS and to analyze the factors affecting anxiety and the role played by the anesthetist in allaying anxiety.

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