Preoperative Anxiety and its Associated Factors among Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery in Tertiary Hospitals in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

Patients undergoing elective surgery experience pre-operative anxiety. Inadequate information during the preoperative period was implicated as a factor that contributed to high anxiety levels among those who received preoperative counseling. Therefore, improving preoperative counseling sessions and ensuring the availability of social support is likely to reduce the prevalence of preoperative anxiety and facilitate postoperative recovery.