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During the pre-operation period, surgical candidates experience situations that stimulate
psychological anxiety leading to stress during and after surgery which is known as …

Background Preoperative anxiety comprising anesthesia and surgery related anxiety is
common and perceived by many patients as the worst aspect of the surgical episode. The …

Background Preoperative anxiety is one of the most important problems for the patients,
because it causes emotional and psychiatric problems as well as physical problems. It is …

The purpose of the present study was to assess patients' anxiety level and information
requirement in the preoperative phase. During routine preoperative screening, 320 patients …

Objective: To determine predictors and behavioral outcomes of preoperative anxiety in
children undergoing surgery. Design: A prospective, longitudinal study. Setting: A university …

The advent of managed care, reduction of costs, and advances in medical technology place
increasing demands on anesthesiologists. Preoperative anxiety may go unnoticed in an …

Evaluating the effectiveness of interventions directed toward the treatment of preoperative
anxiety in children has been hindered by the absence of a statistically valid measurement …

Objective The main objective of this study was a detailed comparison of the level of anxiety
about surgery and anesthesia. Other objectives included the assessment of the prevalence …

Background Provision of preoperative information can alleviate patients' anxiety. However,
the ideal method of delivering this information is unknown. Video information has been …