Table 3.
Surgical disciplines
| 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)] |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | 9.9 (3.6) | 4.3 (1.9) | 5.5 (2.1) | |||
| Gynecological and obstetric | 852 (28; 26–29) | 442 (35; 33–38) | 410 (22; 20–24) | 11.0 (3.6) | 4.9 (2.0) | 6.1 (2.1) |
| Orthopedic | 471 (15; 14–17) | 164 (13; 11–15) | 307 (17; 15–19) | 9.3 (3.4) | 4.1 (1.8) | 5.2 (2.0) |
| General | 344 (11; 10–12) | 124 (10; 8–12) | 220 (12; 11–14) | 9.6 (3.1) | 4.2 (1.9) | 5.4 (2.1) |
| Trauma | 332 (11; 10–12) | 118 (9; 8–11) | 214 (12; 10–13) | 9.2 (3.5) | 4.1 (1.8) | 5.1 (2.0) |
| Ears nose and throat | 331 (11; 10–12) | 116 (9; 8–11) | 215 (12; 10–13) | 9.5 (3.6) | 4.1 (1.9) | 5.3 (2.1) |
| Urological | 288 (9; 8–10) | 106 (8; 7–10) | 182 (10; 9–11) | 9.5 (3.4) | 4.1 (1.7) | 5.4 (2.1) |
| Ophthalmic | 174 (6; 5–7) | 66 (5; 4–7) | 108 (6; 5–7) | 9.3 (3.6) | 3.9 (1.8) | 5.4 (2.2) |
| Neurosurgical | 137 (4; 4–5) | 66 (5; 4–7) | 71 (4; 3–5) | 10.4 (3.5) | 4.2 (1.8) | 6.1 (2.2) |
| Oral and maxillofacial | 91 (3; 2–4) | 31 (3; 2–4) | 60 (3; 3–4) | 9.1 (3.3) | 3.8 (1.6) | 5.3 (2.1) |
| Cardiac | 36 (1; 1–2) | 13 (1; 1–2) | 23 (1; 1–2) | 10.0 (3.6) | 4.4 (2.0) | 5.5 (2.1) |
| Dermatological | 31 (1; 1–1) | 6 (1; 0–1) | 25 (1; 1–2) | 9.5 (3.1) | 4.2 (1.9) | 5.3 (1.6) |
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