A Comparative Study on the Effects of Verbal and Visual Descriptions on General Anesthetic Understanding in Elderly Patients

A Comparative Study on the Effects of Verbal and Visual Descriptions on General Anesthetic Understanding in Elderly Patients: A Pilot Study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0009904

Enrollment

Registered

2024-11-07

Start date

2024-08-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-11-14

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(Description of general anesthesia) : • Randomly divide the subjects into two groups: o Oral explanation group: Group that receives a verbal explanation of general anesthesia o Visual explanatio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • 70 years of age or older • Those scheduled to undergo surgery requiring general anesthesia • Those with communication skills capable of understanding verbal or visual explanations • Those who agree to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Those who cannot understand the explanation due to severe cognitive impairment • Those who have difficulty understanding the explanation due to hearing or visual impairment • Those who need emergency surgery • Those who do not agree to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Understanding general anesthesia	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Minimal mental state	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYoung Suk Kwon

Hallym University Medical Center- Chuncheon

gettys@naver.com+82-33-240-5271

Outcome results