TABLE 3.

Item statistics

Item	Corrected item‐total correlation	Cronbach's alpha if item deleted	Mean	SD	Average inter‐item correlation
1. Did you feel that the staff had your well‐being in mind during surgery?	0.485	0.814	4.95	0.281	0.266
2. How did you experience the staff's treatment?	0.515	0.814	4.95	0.262	0.281
3. How did you experience the attitude of the staff?	0.628	0.806	4.92	0.369	0.349
4. Did you feel like the staff considered your needs?	0.521	0.809	4.92	0.421	0.300
5. How did you experience the information you were given during surgery?	0.648	0.797	4.71	0.635	0.354
6. How did you experience the communication between you and the staff?	0.703	0.793	4.75	0.612	0.379
7. Did you feel like the staff were competent?	0.200	0.823	4.96	0.244	0.114
8. Did you know what was about to happen during your stay in the surgery room?	0.444	0.813	4.57	0.686	0.235
9. Did you feel in emotional control during your surgery?	0.388	0.819	4.65	0.738	0.200
10. Did you feel hopeful during your surgery?	0.235	0.823	4.90	0.358	0.136
11. Did you trust the staff?	0.388	0.816	4.93	0.379	0.240
12. What significance would bringing a relative to your surgery have had?	0.143	0.837	4.69	0.687	0.076
13. How did you experience the monitoring during your surgery?	0.415	0.814	4.81	0.515	0.224
14. Did you feel safe before your surgery?	0.386	0.817	4.78	0.632	0.199
15. Did you feel safe during your surgery?	0.522	0.810	4.65	0.372	0.271
16. Did you feel safe after your surgery?	0.631	0.798	4.65	0.738	0.345