Gambaran Kecemasan Praoperasi pada Pasien yang akan Menjalani Operasi Elektif di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang

Background: Most patients who will undergo surgery, experience preoperative anxiety. This can affect the patient's condition in various perioperative phases. Even so, anxiety has not been systematically managed also information about 
 Objective: study aims to determine description of elective surgery at RSUP Dr. M. Djamil padang. Methode: The design this research is descriptive with cross sectional study. number samples were 54 would and taken using consecutive sampling techniques. Data collected Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety Information Scale (APAIS) questionnaire. Results: We found 44,4% experienced according results APAIS. Conclusion: Based on concluded that majority did anxiety, both based obtained from APAIS However, it hoped a systematic evaluation good management as part improving quality patient care, especially phase.