Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Assessment of perioperative anxiety levels at three time-points during hospital stay in patients undergoing elective surgery
Authors' conclusion
The anxiety levels fluctuated over three time-points and were influenced by demographic, cultural, and psychological factors.
Study context
- Population
- Patients aged 18–65 years undergoing elective surgery
- Participants
- 105 patients
- Outcome
- State anxiety levels (STAI-State) at three time-points: day before surgery (S1), day of surgery (S2), 24 h post-surgery (S3)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Average state anxiety scores
S1 (day before surgery)
17.55
S2 (day of surgery)
18.06
S3 (24 h post-surgery)
16.38
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Values | Estimate | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| State anxiety, unmarried vs marriedUnmarried vs Married | S1 score 20.80 vs. 16.79 | p - 0.009 | |
| State anxiety, unmarried vs marriedUnmarried vs Married | S2 score 23.10 vs. 16.87 | p - 0.001 | |
| State anxiety S2, females vs malesFemales consistently scored higher | Females 19.51 · Males 16.79 | p - 0.05 | |
| State anxiety S3, medical history vs none | Medical history 18 · No medical history 15.67 | p - 0.037 | |
| Reported inadequate information about surgeryFemales (33%) vs Males (12.5%) | p - 0.018 | ||
| Reported inadequate information about surgeryRurals (29%) vs Urbans (13%) | p - 0.036 | ||
| Reported inadequate information about surgery≤ 8th-grade education (54.5%) vs Higher education (18%) | p - 0.022 | ||
| Felt more information would have relaxed them< 30 years (47%) vs 41-50 years (7.14%) | p - 0.016 |
Primary concerns
- Fear of feeling pain after surgery
- 41%
- Fear of the results of the surgery
- 33.3%
- Concerns about family
- 32.40%
State anxiety by occupation
- Skilled workers highest in S1
- 20.20
- Skilled workers highest in S2 (p - 0.044)
- 22.40
- Professionals highest in S3
- 18.05
Original publication
Assessment of perioperative anxiety levels at three time-points during hospital stay in patients undergoing elective surgery. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 12 March 2025. doi:10.
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