None listed
Conditions
Interventions
None
Sponsors
None
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients (>18 years old) who undergo elective gastrointestinal, orthopedic, gynecological, oral and maxillofacial, ear, nose and throat (ENT), traumatology, urological and neurosurgery under general anaesthesia will be included. All patient should own, and be able to use a smartphone. They are required to be able to provide written informed consent and for follow-up at the surgical ward, 24h postoperatively. Finally, patients need to complete both questionnaires correctly since the sample size calculation is based on complete pairs.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded if they do not give informed consent, do not own or use a smartphone, return incomplete questionnaires, are admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or the Postoperative Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU) during the first night postoperatively (both scheduled or unscheduled); or if they have either poor Dutch comprehension, a psychiatric disturbance that precluded complete cooperation, a known history of alcohol or drug dependence, any severe preexisting medical condition that limited objective assessment after operation, any life-threatening postoperative complication or a postoperative delirium
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intraclass correlation coefficient | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Internal consistency reliability - Patient’s preference for mode of administration: paper and pencil or electronically on their smartphone. - Correlation between the paper-based postoperative 100mm VAS and the digital equivalent. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJohan de Vlieger
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Outcome results
None listed