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Table 5 Anxiety score of patients with deferred surgeries

From: Deferral of elective surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Palestinian patients: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Item

Anxiety status (HAAD score)*

Pearson Chi-square

Pearson Chi-square P-value ≤ 0.05 is statistically significant

Mean score

Mean score p-value ≤ 0.05 is statistically significant

Coefficient

Coefficient p-value ≤ 0.05 is statistically significant

Normal (%)

Borderline (%)

Abnormal (%)

Age groups

15–30y

48.2

25.3

26.5

30.738

.000

7.6

 < 0.001

3.839

 < 0.001

31–45y

25.7

30.1

44.2

  

9.7522

   

46–60y

17.4

27.1

55.6

  

10.7361

   

 > 60y

20.7

32.8

46.6

  

10.8103

   

Gender

Female

30.2

27.2

42.6

2.679a

.262

9.7030

.672

  

Male

23.0

29.6

47.4

  

9.9337

   

Hospital

Centre Hospital

23.9

27.5

48.6

1.377

.848

10.1087

.641

  

North Hospital

27.7

29.8

42.6

  

9.5816

   

South Hospital

28.6

27.7

43.7

  

9.7563

   

Residence in West Bank

North

26.5

29.1

44.4

.434

.980

9.7483

.887

  

Centre

25.4

27.2

47.4

  

10.0000

   

South

27.8

28.6

43.6

  

9.7368

   

Type of operation

Subspeciality surgery**

32.6

25.8

41.6

33.555

.000

9.4944

.000

  

Gynecology

31.6

42.1

26.3

  

9.3947

   

Neurosurgery

1.6

29.7

68.8

  

12.3281

   

Orthopedic

30.9

28.7

40.4

  

9.1912

   

General Surgeries

31.0

22.5

46.5

  

9.3803

   

No. of comorbidities

None

30.8

28.1

41.1

9.383

.052

9.2095

.001

  

One

25.0

27.8

47.2

  

10.2500

   

Two or more

13.7

30.1

56.2

  

11.4932

   

Covid-19 infection regarding the time of scheduled operation

Did not infected

20.4

32.7

46.9

23.425

.000

10.0918

.000

  

Infected at other time than surgery time

31.1

28.6

40.3

  

14.2963

 

1.173

0.241

Infected during surgery time

3.7

11.1

85.2

  

9.2747

 

3.387

0.001

The number of health services other than elective surgery which need by the participants

No services needed

30.2

29.9

39.9

15.959

.043

9.2518

.000

  

One service

21.7

27.7

50.6

  

10.4458

   

Two services

15.4

15.4

69.2

  

12.0000

 

1.668

0.096

Three services

0.0

30.0

70.0

  

14.4000

 

1.305

0.193

Four services

0.0

0.0

100.0

  

12.0000

 

1.794

0.074

Absence of work during the pandemic

go to work all the time

38.5

26.6

34.9

46.369

.000

8.7041

.000

  

1-month absence

34.5

39.7

25.9

  

8.1897

 

4.163

 < 0.001

2-months absence

17.2

24.1

58.6

  

11.1897

 

4.726

 < 0.001

Three or more months of absence

9.7

27.4

62.8

  

11.6106

 

3.882

 < 0.001

The direct Cost impact of surgical deferred

Mild

23.0

39.8

37.2

26.812

.000

8.8673

.000

  

Moderate

32.1

40.7

27.1

  

9.7059

   

Severe

25.0

68.8

6.3

  

11.8750

   

The physical impact of surgical deferral

Not affected physically

38.4

25.4

36.2

23.121

.000

8.7288

.000

  

Affected physically

17.2

30.8

52.0

  

10.6878

 

1.332

0.184

  1. Univariate and multivariate analysis of anxiety score of patients with deferred surgeries, Palestine, 2020–2021
  2. a0 cells (0.0%) have expected count < 5
  3. *The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
  4. **Subspeciality surgeries include ENT, Ophthalmology, vascular, and maxillofacial surgeries
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