Table 2.

Issues of concern (n=399)

Degree of concern	Questions	% Patients
Highest concern	Having an anesthesiologist with inadequate experience	28.8
	Having an anesthesiologist with qualifications	25.0
	Being unable to wake up from the anesthesia	23.3
	Becoming paralyzed because of the anesthesia	23.0
	Afraid of death	22.8
	Feeling pain after the operation	22.8
	Having to stay in the ICU for a prolonged period	21.8
Moderate concern	Waking up in the middle of the operation	19.2
	Disclosing personal matters involuntarily while under anesthesia	18.8
	Anesthesia causing brain damage	18.8
	Afraid of being nude	16.5
	Letting yourself fall into an unconscious state	16.3
	Being afraid of the unknown	16.0
	Not having medication in time to relieve your pain or discomfort	14.5
Least concern	Anesthesia affecting the clarity of your thoughts	13.3
	Whether the anesthesiologist will stay throughout the operation	12.8
	Being asleep for a long time after the operation	12.8
	Anesthesia impairing your judgment	12.3
	Being nauseous after the operation	12.0
	Feeling nervous in the hospital environment	11.0
	Being afraid of needles	10.0
	Having a headache after the operation	9.8
	The anesthesiologist’s bedside manners	9.8

OR=Operating room; ICU=Intensive care unit