Uncovering preoperative anxiety.
The Q-Sort is one method of assessing a patient's preoperative anxieties. In this article, the authors examine the method as a simple and direct way of identifying fears which can complicate the administration of anesthesia.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000523:psychology*