Assessment of Preoperative Anxiety Utilizing Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale in Patients Undergoing Intracranial Tumor Surgery: An Exploratory Study
oleh: Vikram Chandra, Nishant Goel, Ranjeeta Kumari, Sanjay Agrawal
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| Diterbitkan: | Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2024-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Background Preoperative anxiety in neurosurgical patients is high due to life-threatening illness and uncertainty of the surgical outcome. This study assessed preoperative anxiety and its influencing factors in patients undergoing intracranial tumor surgeries utilizing the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS).