Comparison of different scales for the evaluation of anxiety and compliance with anesthetic induction in children undergoing scheduled major outpatient surgery

Table 2 Results of preoperative anxiety evaluations in parents and patients performed with specific and non-specific scales of the surgical context

n number of performed evaluations, SD Standard deviation, m-YPAS modified Yale preoperative anxiety scale, m-YPAS 0 m-YPAS in moment 0 or arrival at the hospital, m-YPAS 1 m-YPAS in moment 1 or during transfer to the surgical unit, m-YPAS 2 m-YPAS in moment 2 or arrival at the operating theater for anesthetic induction, SCAS-P Spence Anxiety Scale-Pediatric, STAIC State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Children, STAIC-S STAIC-State anxiety, STAIC-T STAIC-Trait anxiety, STAI State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI-S STAI-State anxiety, STAI-T STAI-Trait anxiety

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