Patients scheduled for a pre-anesthesia assessment due to a planned surgery.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Control Group. The control group receives the standard information sheet. Subsequently, a regular premedication consultation with an anesthesiologist is conducted.
Group 2: Test Group. Instea
Sponsors
Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Uniklinikum RWTH Aachen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Adult patients who present at the pre-anesthesia assessment clinic due to a planned surgery or for whom a bedside consultation for a pre-anesthesia assessment has been scheduled by the department of anesthesiology. The indication for surgery and presentation at the pre-anesthesia assessment clinic is based on a medical indication related to an existing illness and is independent of the study. - Signed informed consent. - Clear understanding of the study information.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Individuals who are dependent of or employed by any of the investigators. - Inability to adhere to the study protocol. - Inability to independently go through and answer the questionnaire. - Individuals who work or have worked in the medical field or in a closely related area (e.g., hospital administration, medical law attorney, etc.), study a medical or medically related field (e.g., biomedicine), or undergo training in a medical field. - Lack of written informed consent or lack of ability to consent. - Individuals who are involuntarily placed in custodial accomodation due to a official order or court order.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of correctly answered questions per patient in relation to the informational materials used. The questionaire was created for this study and was validated in a pilot study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1) Patient satisfaction with the pre-anesthesia assessment (2) Preoperative Anxiety of the patients (3) Duration of the pre-anesthesia assessment The questionaire was created for this study and was validated in a pilot study. Furthermore, a german Version of the der Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) is used [1]. [1] Berth H, Petrowski K, Balck F. The Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) - the first trial of a German version. Psychosoc Med. 2007 Feb 20;4:Doc01. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAnna Fischbach
Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Uniklinikum RWTH Aachen
Outcome results
None listed