Coping strategies in anxious surgical patients

Table 2 Sociodemographic and clinical variables of patients with high anxiety

Age (years)	49 ± 17
Female	860 (71)
Male	345 (29)
Education: ^a
≤9 years	419 (35)
10 years	432 (36)
≥13years	354 (29)
Previous surgeries:
None	154 (13)
1–2	470 (39)
≥3	581 (48)
Malignant tumor^b	173 (14)
Burdening physical impairment^c	165 (14)
Prior experiences with anaesthesia:
only good experiences	597 (49)
only bad experiences	85 (7)
both experiences	346 (29)
no experiences	177 (15)

Note. Data are presented as mean ± SD or as number and relative incidence (n, %) of group total. ^a Education includes education in school, college and university. ^b = Patients who are scheduled to undergo surgery of a malignant tumor. ^c Patients who are scheduled to undergo surgery involving a burdening impairment

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