Table 5 Association of anesthesia and surgical features and APAIS sub-scores and total scores
From: Evaluation of preoperative anxiety and fear of anesthesia using APAIS score
n | APAIS scale | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety score | Information desire score | Total score | ||
Min–max (median) Mean ± SD | Min–max (median) Mean ± SD | Min–max (median) Mean ± SD | ||
Anesthesia type | ||||
General anesthesia | 280 | 4–20 (6) | 2–10 (8) | 6–30 (14) |
7.01 ± 3.84 | 7.81 ± 2.14 | 14.82 ± 4.98 | ||
Regional anesthesia | 219 | 4–19 (5) | 2–10 (8) | 6–29 (13) |
6.42 ± 3.56 | 7.67 ± 1.88 | 14.09 ± 4.48 | ||
pa | 0.029* | 0.112 | 0.045* | |
History of anesthesia | ||||
No | 185 | 4–19 (5) | 2–10 (8) | 6–29 (14) |
6.76 ± 3.60 | 8.06 ± 1.96 | 14.82 ± 4.76 | ||
Yes | 314 | 4–20 (5) | 2–10 (8) | 6–30 (13) |
6.74 ± 3.81 | 7.57 ± 2.05 | 14.31 ± 4.78 | ||
pa | 0.802 | 0.003** | 0.123 | |
Type of anesthesia history (n = 314) | ||||
General anesthesia | 228 | 4–20 (5) | 2–10 (8) | 6–30 (13) |
6.53 ± 3.67 | 7.57 ± 2.04 | 14.10 ± 4.77 | ||
Regional anesthesia | 45 | 4–20 (5) | 2–10 (8) | 7–29 (13) |
7.11 ± 4.42 | 7.58 ± 2.15 | 14.69 ± 5.09 | ||
Both general and regional anesthesia | 41 | 4–18 (6) | 2–10 (8) | 6–26 (14) |
7.54 ± 3.80 | 7.54 ± 2.01 | 15.07 ± 4.54 | ||
pb | 0.135 | 0.977 | 0.427 | |
Surgical consent | ||||
No | 201 | 4–20 (5) | 2–10 (8) | 6–29 (13) |
6.92 ± 3.89 | 7.64 ± 1.91 | 14.56 ± 4.91 | ||
Yes | 298 | 4–20 (5) | 2–10 (8) | 6–30 (14) |
6.63 ± 3.62 | 7.83 ± 2.10 | 14.46 ± 4.69 | ||
pa | 0.442 | 0.119 | 0.977 | |