Table 2. Correlation between different anxiety scores and information desire component score.
Anaesthesia related anxiety | Surgery related anxiety | Combined anxiety component | Information desired component | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Median score | 4.00 | 5.00 | 9.00 | 5.00 |
IQR | 3.00 – 5.00 | 4.00 – 6.00 | 7.00 – 11.00 | 4.00 – 6.00 |
Spearman’s correlation coefficient (ρ) | 0.494 (p < 0.001) | 0.427 (p < 0.001) | 0.515 (p < 0.001) |
IQR: Interquartile range.