Preoperative Anxiety During COVID-19

Preoperative Anxiety Levels in Patients Undergoing Surgery During the 4th Wave of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. A Prospective Observational Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05114967

Enrollment

116

Registered

2021-11-10

Start date

2021-12-01

Completion date

2022-01-12

Last updated

2022-02-11

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Conditions

Anxiety, Pandemic, COVID-19

Keywords

Anxiety, SARS CoV-2, Pandemic, Perioperative

Brief summary

The modified Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mPAS) questionnaire as given in the article by Viola et al, will be used after permission from the authors, to investigate the preoperative anxiety of patients undergoing surgery during the 4th wave of the pandemic

Detailed description

Studies have been conducted on the stress and anxiety induced by the COVID-19 pandemic in both the general population as well as specific groups, such as health care workers, pregnant women and adolescents. Given that anxiety has a strong bearing on the physical, mental and emotional well-being of the patients and their subsequent recovery from surgery and other procedures, we were interested in assessing anxiety among the patients presenting for elective procedures in the post-lockdown phase of the pandemic. The primary objective of the present study was to assess the anxiety levels among the preoperative patients scheduled for surgeries in the 4th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the secondary objective was to assess the factors accentuating the same. The modified Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mPAS) questionnaire as given in the article by Viola et al will be used after permission from the authors.

Interventions

OTHERmPAS questionnaire

The modified Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mPAS) questionnaire as given in the article by Viola et al will be used after permission from the authors

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Adult consecutive patients, \>18 years old * Undergoing surgery in the UHL

Exclusion criteria

* Patients aged\<18 years * Patients that will refuse to participate * Patients unable/not fit to consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Anxiety level	Before surgery	The anxiety levels among the preoperative patients scheduled for surgeries in the 4th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be measured

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Factors accentuating the anxiety levels	Before surgery	Factors accentuating the anxiety levels in patients scheduled for surgeries in the 4th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Countries

Greece

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026