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A preoperative educational and informative interview was used in six studies, one study used empathic interview, one used motivational interview and one used hand massage. The meta-analysis, including four studies using nursing interviews, had a sample of n=419 in the intervention group and n=445 in the control group. The mean difference in preoperative state anxiety measured with the STAI was in favour of the nursing intervention. Nursing interventions for patients who are going to be operated seems to have a positive im