Table 3.
Correlations between patient’s demographics and intensity of concern
| Degree of concern | Questions | Age | Education |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest-rated concerns | Having an anesthesiologist with inadequate experience | 0.10 0.04 | -0.04 0.45 |
| Having an anesthesiologist who is qualified | 0.077 0.13 | -0.03 0.50 | |
| Being unable to wake up from the anesthesia | 0.08 0.11 | -0.103 0.044 | |
| Becoming paralyzed because of the anesthesia | 0.12 0.02 | -0.13 0.01 | |
| Afraid of death | 0.02 0.76 | -0.02 0.66 | |
| Feeling pain after the operation | 0.02 0.62 | -0.01 0.77 | |
| Having to stay in the ICU for a prolonged period | 0.12 0.02 | -0.09 0.08 | |
| Medium-rated concerns | Waking up in the middle of the operation | -0.16 0.00 | 0.14 0.01 |
| Disclosing personal matters involuntarily while under anesthesia | -0.1 0.05 | 0.09 0.07 | |
| Anesthesia causing brain damage | 0.03 0.58 | -0.05 0.31 | |
| Afraid of being nude | -0.02 0.72 | -0.03 0.58 | |
| Letting yourself fall into an unconscious state | -0.06 0.21 | 0.01 0.78 | |
| Afraid of the unknown | -0.02 0.65 | 0.05 0.38 | |
| Not having medication in time to relieve your pain or discomfort | 0.00 0.94 | -0.03 0.57 | |
| Lowest-rated concerns | Anesthesia affecting the clarity of your thoughts | -0.02 0.64 | 0.03 0.59 |
| Whether the anesthesiologist will stay throughout the operation | -0.04 0.41 | -0.03 0.63 | |
| Sleeping for a long time after the operation | 0.02 0.68 | -0.05 0.39 | |
| Anesthesia impairing your judgment | 0.03 0.58 | -0.04 0.47 | |
| Being nauseous after the operation | 0.07 0.17 | -0.08 0.11 | |
| Feeling nervous in the hospital environment | 0.09 0.05 | -0.09 0.07 | |
| Being afraid of needles | -0.01 0.68 | 0.07 0.20 | |
| Having a headache after the operation | 0.01 0.82 | -0.07 0.21 | |
| The anesthesiologist’s bedside manner | -0.04 0.44 | -0.02 0.64 |
ICU=Intensive care unit, aCorrelation and P