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Table 2 Characteristics and APAIS score of the sample

From: Validation of the Chinese version of the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS)

  

Total anxiety score

Information desire

Variable

n (%)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Sex

 Male, No. (%)

110

7.5 ± 3.3

5.6 ± 2.7

 Female, No. (%)

94

9.0 ± 3.9a

5.3 ± 2.6

Age

  < 50

103

8.4 ± 3.8

5.7 ± 2.7

  ≥ 50

101

8.0 ± 3.5

5.2 ± 2.6

Department

 General surgery

87

8.5 ± 3.7

5.4 ± 2.6

 Orthopedic surgery

82

8.0 ± 3.3

5.7 ± 2.6

 Otorhinolaryngologic surgery

35

7.9 ± 4.3

5.1 ± 2.9

History of previous surgery

 YES

90

8.1 ± 4.0

5.0 ± 2.6

 NO

114

8.3 ± 3.4

5.8 ± 2.6

ASA Class

 ASA I

103

8.0 ± 3.6

5.5 ± 2.6

 ASA II

76

8.4 ± 3.9

5.1 ± 2.6

 ASA III

25

8.1 ± 2.9

6.3 ± 2.8

Surgery

 Major

33

9.6 ± 3.8b

5.2 ± 2.5

 Medium

47

8.7 ± 3.5

5.5 ± 2.8

 Minor

124

7.6 ± 3.6

6.4 ± 2.8

Education level

 Primary Education

88

8.2 ± 3.8

5.4 ± 2.8

 Secondary Education

71

8.0 ± 3.8

5.2 ± 2.6

 Higher Education

45

8.6 ± 3.0

5.8 ± 2.4

  1. aIndependent-samples t test (t = 2.84, P < 0.01)
  2. bAnalysis of variance (F = 4.14, P < 0.05)