Table 2.

Anesthesiologist’s perception of patients’ anxiety, its frequency and effects during regional anesthesia

	Agree	Disagree
	n (%)	n (%)
Patients’ anxiety is common during regional anesthesia	36 (33)	74 (67)
Anxiety is mostly pre-operative	69 (62)	41 (38)
Patients’ anxiety concerns me a lot	25 (23)	85 (77)
I underestimate patients’ anxiety	49 (44)	61 (55)
I am always prepared to manage patients’ anxiety	66 (60)	44 (40)
Patients’ anxiety may affect my anxiety	59 (53)	51 (46)
Patients’ anxiety affects my confidence performing regional anesthesia	39 (35)	71 (65)
Patients’ anxiety may affect block success	63 (57)	47 (43)
Differing advice from surgeon and anesthesiologist increases patient anxiety	100 (90)	10 (9)

Notes: n, number of respondents who agree/disagree with the statements; %, percentages.