Physician report: Indication of nail surgery, presence
or absence of granulation tissue, presence of infection, localization of
the nail surgery, length of time from recommendation to the appointment
for nail surgery.
Self-report: Age, sex, education levels, socioeconomic
status, previous surgery and/or nail surgery and/or dermatological
intervention (themselves or relatives), source of information about the
surgical process (internet/social media/video), concomitant disorders,
any use of medication. And some statements in five-point Likert format
(1: not at all; 5: very much so): I am worried about the intervention, I
am afraid of pain during/after surgery, I am afraid of any problem
during surgery, I am afraid of the risk of infection, I have aesthetic
concerns, I am afraid of bleeding, I am afraid of the recurrence of the
disease.