None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study examines opioid prescriptions that are given to patients following a wide variety of common surgery types. One week following going home, patients will be asked to fill out an online survey via their smart phone or via phone with a research nurse. The amount of opioid used will be examined and pain crises explored. This data will be used to create a prediction model to predict patients' requirements so that unused opioids in the community can be minimised while protecting patients from pain crises.
Interventions
Participants will be followed-up once only at one week after the participant is discharged home following surgery. They will be sent a SMS link to an online survey for completion on their smart phone. Alternatively, participants will be able to complete the survey by phone with a research nurse. The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
The survey will examine:
1) The amount of discharge opioid that was used during the first week following discharge from hospital.
2) The amount o
Participants will be followed-up once only at one week after the participant is discharged home following surgery. They will be sent a SMS link to an online survey for completion on their smart phone. Alternatively, participants will be able to complete the survey by phone with a research nurse. The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. The survey will examine: 1) The amount of discharge opioid that was used during the first week following discharge from hospital. 2) The amount of non opioid analgesics used during the first week following discharge from hospital. 3) Additional opioids used during the first week following discharge from hospital. 4) The source of any additional opioids (already at home, from a health professional) 5) Pain crises 6) Whether they saw a general practitioner, hospital or other health provider for pain relief. 7) What education they received about pain relief while in hospital before discharge home.
Sponsors
Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Elective surgery Age at least 18 years Able to give consent Able to use a smart phone or receive a phone call
Exclusion criteria
Refusal to participate
Outcome results
None listed