Table 1: The Amsterdam preoperative anxiety and information scale.
| APAIS Questions | Not at all Extremely | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. I am worried about the anaesthetic. | |||||
| 2. The anaesthetic is on my mind continually. | |||||
| 3. I would like to know as much as possible about the anaesthetic. | |||||
| 4. I am worried about the procedure. | |||||
| 5. The procedure is on my mind continually. | |||||
| 6. I would like to know as much as possible about the procedure. | |||||