Prediction of anxiety in children aged 7-12 during preoperative anaesthesia evaluation - a prospective observational study.

Anxiety predictions by anaesthesiologists (AUC 0.604; rs=0.173, 95% CI -0.04–0.37) and children (AUC 0.612; rs=0.147, 95% CI -0.08–0.36) correlated weakly with children’s anxiety.

22.9 [22.9–38.0]; P = 0.006).

Children’s anxiety at consultation and on the ward correlated with increased anxiety during induction (rs=0.271, 95% CI 0.06–0.46 and rs=0.297, 95% CI 0.09–0.48, respectively).

No significant associations were found for age, gender, prior medical experiences, or parental anxiety.