Mental Stress
Conditions
Keywords
Optimism, Pessimism, Recovery, Elective Cardiac surgery
Brief summary
Before a heart operation, patient outlook may be either pessimistic or optimistic. Previous research on this topic has focused on patient reported quality of life but has never examined measurable clinical outcomes such as length of hospital stay.This pilot study hopes to establish whether patient outlook (optimistic or pessimistic) before a heart operation can influence recovery and length of hospital stay. If there is a difference, then a case can be made for providing psychological support before an operation in the hope of modifying outlook and thus improving patient care and reducing hospital stay and NHS costs. Patients will be recruited over a 12month period. Their outlook (pessimistic or optimistic) will be ascertained using two standardised questionnaires. Their recovery and length of stay will be recorded. The study will answer the research question and determine whether outlook has an impact on recovery. Depending on the results, this study could provide opportunities for additional future research into modifying outlook with a view to improving patient care and recovery.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Dr Vikki Hughes
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age over 18 * Elective planned cardiac surgery * Consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
* Patients diagnosed with clinical depression * Patients deemed not competent to provide consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of hospital stay | Discharge from hospital (average of 10 days) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of ITU stay | 2 days |
| Risk-adjusted survival | Discharge from hospital (average of 10 days) |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Primary ContactSarah Evans
Backup ContactChristine Mills
Outcome results
None listed