title: The influence of preference for information on preoperative stress and coping in surgical outpatients.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine how differences in preference for information may influence stress and coping in patients undergoing outpatient surgery. Data were collected from a convenience sample of 69 subjects undergoing outpatient surgery for the first time. Subjects who had a high preference for information were found to have significantly lower levels of preoperative stress than subjects who had low preference for information; however, preference for information did not have an influence on the percentage of problem-focused coping strategies used by these subjects.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Caldwell
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000523:psychology*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009511:New England / Q000453:epidemiology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology