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. 2021 Apr 15;21:347. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06341-3

Table 3.

Patients’ emotional status

Question At the time of arrival
% (n)
At the time of discharge
% (n)
What do you feel now? Major Surgery Minor Surgery Total Major Surgery Minor Surgery Total
Serenity 22.8 (36) 19.8 (19) 21.7 (55) 45.6 (72) 46.9 (45) 46.1 (117)
Trust 32.3 (51) 46.9 (45) 37.8 (96) 25.3 (40) 39.6 (38) 30.7 (78)
Anticipation 13.3 (21) 21.9 (21) 16.5 (42) 17.1 (27) 8.3 (8) 13.8 (35)
Apprehension 28.5 (45) 7.3 (7) 20.5 (52) 7.0 (11) 5.2 (5) 6.3 (16)
Fear 3.2 (5) 4.2 (4) 3.5 (9) 1.3 (2) 0.0 (0) 0.8 (2)
Anger 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0) 3.8 (6) 0.0 (0) 2.4 (6)