Objective: This research was implemented to detect the surgical fear degrees of patients on X,Y,Z generation. Method: This descriptive and sectional research was applied with the patients to have surgical operation in the surgical clinics of Ataturk University Research Hospital, between the dates april 2019 and september 2019. The population of the study consisted of patients who would undergo elective surgery in the surgical clinics of the relevant hospital between the specified dates, and the sample consisted of 682 (214 Z, 247 Y, 221 X generation) patients who met the inclusion criteria of the study in the specified population. ‘ Personal İnformation Form’ and ‘Surgical Fear Scale’ were used while collecting data. In the evaluation of the data; Kruskal Wallis, Mann Whitney U, ANOVA Test, Tukey Analysis, t test in independent groups were used. Results: Z generation patients were determined to have 43.22±11.02 CKÖ scare average. Y generation patients were determined to have 24.29±7.81 score average. X generation patients were determined to have 24.08±7.46 score average. It was identifed that the diffrences between CKÖ subdimension score averages and total score averages between the generation were meaningfull statisticaly. Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was found that the risk of falling is high in elderly individuals with malnutrition. Nurses should elaborate on elderly patients well, take appropriate precautions, inform them about the risk of falling to the elderly patient and caregivers, and plan their care accordingly.