From: Validation of the Portuguese version of Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS)
Characteristics | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Respondents, no. (%) | 58 (53) | 51 (47) | 109 (100) |
Age in years, median (Q1–Q3) | 64 (53–72) | 57 (50–66) | 62 (50–68) |
Physical status | |||
ASA I, no. (%) | 2 (3) | 3 (6) | 5 (5) |
ASA II, no. (%) | 32 (55) | 35 (69) | 67 (61) |
ASA III, no. (%) | 24 (41) | 13 (25) | 37 (34) |
Education | |||
None, no. (%) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
Basic, no. (%) | 26 (45) | 21 (41) | 47 (43) |
Secondary, no. (%) | 21 (36) | 14 (27) | 35 (32) |
Tertiary, no. (%) | 10 (17) | 16 (31) | 26 (24) |
Work situation | |||
Employed, no. (%) | 24 (41) | 25 (49) | 49 (45) |
Unemployed, no. (%) | 4 (7) | 9 (18) | 13 (12) |
Retired, no. (%) | 30 (52) | 17 (33) | 47 (43) |
Marital status | |||
Single, no. (%) | 10 (17) | 6 (12) | 16 (15) |
Married, no. (%) | 41 (71) | 34 (67) | 75 (69) |
Divorced, no. (%) | 4 (7) | 5 (10) | 9 (8) |
Widowed, no. (%) | 3 (5) | 6 (12) | 9 (8) |
Previous anesthesia, no. (%) | 47 (81) | 44 (86) | 91 (83) |
Previous surgery, no. (%) | 38 (66) | 39 (76) | 77 (71) |
Regular use of anxiolytics, no. (%) | 4 (7) | 8 (16) | 12 (11) |
Type of surgery | |||
General, no. (%) | 40 (69) | 29 (57) | 69 (63) |
Gynecologic, no. (%) | – | 19 (37) | 19 (17) |
Urologic, no. (%) | 18 (31) | 3 (6) | 21 (19) |
Waiting time for surgery | |||
< 1 month, no. (%) | 10 (17) | 18 (35) | 28 (26) |
1–3 months, no. (%) | 26 (45) | 29 (57) | 55 (50) |
3–6 months, no. (%) | 12 (21) | 3 (6) | 15 (14) |
> 6 months, no. (%) | 10 (17) | 1 (2) | 11 (10) |