Anxiety Disorders, Depression
Conditions
Keywords
Anxiety disorders, Depression, Transport to operating room
Brief summary
Cancer is an extremely aggressive disease, anxiety and depression are consequences some patients may develop from diagnosis continuing during treatment. A measures control of the cancer is surgery for removal tumor. The surgical procedure is often a difficult experience for patients and their relatives, and patients in the preoperative period are often psychological symptoms of anxiety and depression. A previous study with the objective analyzing patient's emotional repercussion according the type of transport to the surgical center reached the following result: patients who go to the surgical center feel more relaxed in the preoperative period. The primary objective is to analyze emotional repercussion of patient diagnosed with cancer classified in Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0 and 1 according type transport to the surgical center.
Detailed description
A randomized clinical trial, prospective collection to be performed at the Barretos Cancer Hospital, will be include 176 patients, 88 patients being allocated to transport to operating room by stretcher on wheels (group 1) and 88 patients being allocated to transport to operating room by ambulation (group 2). Patients with indication elective surgery that meet the inclusion criteria will be included, and randomized for one of the groups, and may be referred by stretcher on wheels to the surgical center (group 1) or referred to the surgical center by ambulation (group 2). The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) and the survey developed for the present study Sati-Cir, Evaluation Questionnaire of Satisfaction with Healthcare in Surgery, will be the instruments used in data collection. Participants will respond both after the course to the surgical center.
Interventions
OTHERTransport on foot
Patients go to operating room walking with their families and with their normal clothes
Sponsors
Barretos Cancer Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* diagnosed cancer * Age ≥18 years, ≤ 70 years * Both sexes * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) score 0 or 1 * Patients classified as Zero or Low Risk by the fall risk assessment scale * Indication elective surgery
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who present moments before surgery has an adverse event that could jeopardize the ambulation to the surgical center. * Patients who are physically disabled and require assistance walking. * Patients has indication bed in the Intensive Care Unit (UTI) * Patients has previously diagnosed psychiatric disorders (severe depression, anxiety disorder, panic, among others). * Patients doens't have an accompanying person on the day of surgery. * Patients taking anxiolytic and antidepressant medications.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety and depression levels | up to 4 weeks | Measure the anxiety and depression levels using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) and the survey developed for the present study Sati-Cir, Evaluation Questionnaire of Satisfaction with Healthcare in Surgery |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed