Table 3 Preoperative anxiety and its etiology
Items | Spinal group, n = 166 | General group, n = 13 | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety score | |||
Preoperative | 10 (5–10)* | 10 (8–10) | 0.613 |
10 min after SA | 0 (0–6) | – | – |
At recovery room | 0 (0–1) | – | – |
Number (%) of patients with maximum anxiety score (= 10) | 123 (74%) | 11 (83%) | 0.384 |
Number of patients with preoperative crying | 22 (13%) | 3 (25%) | 0.278 |
Anxiety causes | 0.370 | ||
About herself | 133 (80%) | 13 (100%) | |
About her baby | 18 (11%) | 0 | |
Both fears | 12 (7%) | 0 | |
Web site worries | 3 (2%) | 0 | |