Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
IPGMER and SSKM Hospital
No Secondary Sponsor
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients aged 18 to 75 years who visit the preanesthesia check up clinics of IPGME&R and are planned to undergo some surgery under anaesthesia and who give written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Paediatric patients, Elderly beyond 75 years of age, psychiatric illness intellectual disabilities and those who do not give consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the knowledge score of patients, on their perception of anaesthesia and the anaesthesiologist. It is based on a questionnaire , where Q1 to 5 is demographic information , Q 6 to 20 carries 1 mark each, a dichotomous scale is used as "good " or "poor" knowledge score based on a score of 7 or more and a score of less than 7 respectively.Timepoint: To assess the knowledge score of patients attending the preanaesthesia check up OPDs about anaesthesia and the anaesthesiologist 1 week before the scheduled suergery and a follow up 2 days after surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate any fear or distress with regard to surgery & anesthesia.Timepoint: 1 week prior to scheduled surgery at the pre anaesthesia check up clinics & 2 days after the operation.;To evaluate the correlation between the education level of an individual & his knowledge & fears of anaesthesiaTimepoint: At preanaesthesia clinic 1 week prior to scheduled surgery & 2 days after the operation.;To follow up patients during the postoperative period, 2 days after surgery for any change in their knowledge & perception about anaesthesia & the anaesthesiologist. Timepoint: At the surgical wards 2 days after surgery. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAnjan Chattopadhyay
I.P.G.M.E.R. and S.S.K.M. Hospital Kolkata.
Outcome results
None listed