Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Fear of Hospitalization Scale in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery

Table 1

Personal characteristics of the study participants (N = 612).

Variable	N	(%)
Gender
Female	256	41.8
Male	356	58.2
Marital status
Single	168	27.5
Married	444	72.5
Educational level
Illiterate	147	24
Middle school	244	39.9
High school	114	18.6
University graduate	107	17.5
Employment status
Unemployed	62	10.1
Retired	53	8.7
Employed	301	49.2
Henwife	143	23.4
Student	53	8.7
Triage level
Level 2	282	46.1
Level 3	330	53.9
Diagnosis
Head trauma	76	24.8
General surgery	121	39.5
Orthopedic surgery	74	24.2
Others	12	4.2
Variable	Mean	SD
Age	39.63	13.67
Preoperative pain	6.65	1.92