Anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
Site - Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka.
Patients are randomly assigned to either the experimental or the control group out of each stratum in equal numbers, by attaching a pre-randomized s
Sponsors
Colombo South Teaching Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients above 18 years undergoing major elective gynaecological surgeries. 2. Those who had no prior exposure to the theatre environment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients not willing to give consent for the research 2. Patients who had a past history of surgeries 3. Patients who expose to the theatre environment (eg: Doctors and theatre staff) 4. Emergency surgeries 5. Known patients with mental illnesses 6. Patients aged below 18 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference in level of anxiety using, Amsterdam preoperative anxiety and information scale(APAIS) Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) [The outcomes will be assessed one day before the surgery, at the day of surgery, after the surgery and during the hospital stay post-surgery.] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Compare the difference in anxiety between the intervention and control group. 2. Compare the pre-induction vital parameter between the intervention and control group. Vital Parameters are heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure and random blood sugar levels. 3. Compare the level of pain at 6 hours and 24 hours postoperatively, postoperative pain would be compared using VAS. 4. Compare the analgesic requirement postoperatively between the two groups. [The outcomes will be assessed one day before the surgery, at the day of surgery, after the surgery and during the hospital stay post-surgery.] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactDr.Madura Jayawardana
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Outcome results
None listed