Cataract, surgical fear
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Age > 18 years • Elective cataract surgery (one or both eyes) • Day surgery setting • Waiting list > 1 week • (Loco-)regional anesthesia • Good command of Dutch language • Informed consent • ASA-classification I-III
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Cataract surgery of first eye already performed last year • Illiteracy • Cognitive impairment (as indicated in the medical record) • General anesthesia • Corticosteroid use (except inhaler) • M. Cushing, Addison’s disease, Hypo-/Hyperthyroid • ASA-classification IV • Participation in another clinical trial
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SFQ scores measured at timepoints 1, 2, 3, and 4 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • salivary cortisol measured at time points 1,2,3, and 5. At all time points three samples will be taken: morning after awakening, afternoon 15:00-16:00hrs, evening 20:00-21:00hrs. At time point 3, the second and third sample are collected in-hospital pre- and postoperatively. • Salivary alpha amylase, measured at time point 3 in the same saliva sample used for cortisol determination. • NRS (0-10) fear score. On the day of surgery, together with the salivary samples a one-item fear score will be assessed. • Retrospective evaluation of own surgical fear measured at timepoint 3 post-operatively on a five-point Likert scale. • Preferences for treatment of surgical fear, assessed at time point 5. • Surgical recovery, assesed at timepoint 5 with the Global Surgical Recovery (GSR)Scale (0-100%). Also postoperative pain will be assessed with a NRS score (0-10). | — |
Contacts
Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+) Anaesthesiology P. Debyelaan 25