Table 5 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of association between possible causes of anxiety with preoperative anxiety among adult patients undergoing elective surgery, at general hospital in Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 402)
Variables | Anxiety status | COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
Being received iv fluid | Yes | 52 | 161 | 1.01(.57,1.79) | ||
No | 50 | 139 | 1 | 1 | ||
Fear of death | Yes | 171 | 42 | 1.3(.71,2.49) | ||
No | 163 | 26 | 1 | 1 | ||
Unexpected result | Yes | 127 | 86 | 2.72(1.48,5.02) | 3.03(1.7, 5.19) | 0.001* |
No | 160 | 29 | 1 | |||
Post-operative pain | yes | 109 | 136 | 1.41(.78, 2.5) | ||
No | 104 | 53 | 1 | 1 | ||
Fear of anesthesia | Yes | 122 | 91 | 1.28(.73, 2.26) | ||
No | 142 | 47 | ||||
Financial loss | yes | 98 | 115 | 1 | 1 | |
No | 104 | 85 | 0.75(.43, 1.29) | |||
Fear of disability | Yes | 97 | 116 | 1 | 1 | |
No | 120 | 69 | 0.83(.45, 1.53) | |||
Fear of complication | Yes | 146 | 67 | 1.46(.80, .26) | ||
No | 161 | 28 | 1 | 1 | ||
Fear of harm from doctors /nurse mistake | Yes | 71 | 42 | 4.59(2.43, 8.66) | 5.03(2.85, 8.8) | 0.001* |
No | 45 | 144 | 1 | 1 | ||
Fear of Absence from work | Yes | 66 | 147 | 1 | 1 | |
No | 64 | 125 | 1.20(.65, 2.18) | |||
Family concern | Yes | 88 | 125 | 1 | 1 | |
No | 117 | 72 | 1.07(.62, 1.83) | |||
Need of blood transfusion | Yes | 72 | 141 | 2.5(1.47, 4.51) | 2.7(1.65, 4.62) | 0.001* |
No | 112 | 77 | 1 | 1 | ||
Cosmetic issues | Yes | 67 | 146 | 1 | 1 | |
No | 75 | 114 | 1.26(.72, 2.19) | |||
Unable to recover | Yes | 91 | 122 | 2.95(1.63, 5.34) | 2.96(1.8, 4.87) | 0.000* |
No | 134 | 55 | 1 | 1 | ||
Awareness during surgery | Yes | 64 | 149 | 0.90(.48, 1.69) | ||
No | 64 | 125 | 1 | 1 | ||
Information from prev. Surgery | Yes | 64 | 149 | 1.16(.61, 2.20) | ||
No | 73 | 116 | 1 | 1 | ||
Fear of unknown | Yes | 93 | 120 | 1.07(.63, 1.8) | ||