Satisfaction with perioperative information, rather than objective knowledge, significantly correlates with anxiety in elective surgical patients, highlighting a need for improved patient education.
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Satisfaction with perioperative information was associated with lower anxiety; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials before changing education practices.
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