Assessment of Preoperative Anxiety Levels Among Patients Admitted for Surgery in Public Hospitals, Southern Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Ashenafi Nuri (Author), Lonsako Abute (Author), Legesse Tesfaye Elilo (Author), Yesuneh Dejene (Author), Samrawit Ali (Author), Taye Mezgebu (Author), Mickiale Hailu (Author), Tilahun Beyene (Author), Eshetu Erjino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Anxiety before surgery is one of the most challenging aspects of preoperative care. Preoperative anxiety has a number of postoperative complications. There are only a few studies that report on preoperative anxiety in surgical patients in Ethiopia, and their prevalence differs from one st...