Assessment of perioperative anxiety levels at three time-points during hospital stay in patients undergoing elective surgery.

Perioper Med (Lond) · 2025 · PMC11905583 · PMID 40075428

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However, some studies have not observed an increasing trend in preoperative anxiety as surgery approaches, which may be attributed to varying sociodemographic factors and study designs (Badner et al. 1990 ).

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