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Table 2 Correlation analysis of each variable with high fear of pre-hospitalization in children

From: A nested case-control analysis of factors influencing preoperative hospitalization fear in pediatric patients and the alleviating effects of child-friendly visual interventions

Variable

rho

P value

Educational Status

-0.279

p < 0.001

Previous hospital admission

-0.173

0.038

History of surgery

-0.196

0.018

ASA-status

0.188

0.023

Presence of Sharp Medical Instruments

0.228

0.006

Observing Others Receiving Injections

0.246

0.003

Frequency of Seeing Healthcare Providers

0.188

0.023

  1. ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists