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Effect of Preoperative Individualized Education on Anxiety and Recovery.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Education
Interventions
Other: Preoperative individualized education
Registration Number
NCT06419088
Lead Sponsor
Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
Brief Summary

Researchers aim to investigate whether individualized preoperative education for patients is beneficial in reducing perioperative anxiety, promoting postoperative recovery, and enhancing postoperative quality of life. The educational content will cover aspects such as the surgery procedure, anesthesia, postoperative pain and anxiety management, recovery time, and any potential required treatments. All participants will be administered a questionnaire before the surgery to evaluate their specific concerns and fears. The intervention group will receive preoperative education through audio-visual materials followed by targeted preoperative counseling, while the control group will receive routine preoperative education.

Detailed Description

Patients who met the research criteria were consulted prior to surgery, during which the research objectives were explained, and written consent was obtained. Following baseline assessment, patients were randomly allocated to either the individualized education group or the routine education group. Sociodemographic information was collected through face-to-face interviews conducted in the ward. Additionally, levels of anxiety and adverse events (sleep, pain, nausea, vomiting) were measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Patient anxieties regarding different aspects were assessed using specific concerns and fears scales.

The intervention group received individualized educational interventions utilizing audiovisual materials. Based on identified personalized educational needs, researchers administered individualized preoperative education to the intervention group in the ward. Patients in the control group received only routine preoperative education from clinical nurses.

The second assessment was conducted before patients were transferred to the operating room. Anxiety levels and adverse events (preoperative sleep, pain, nausea, and vomiting) were assessed using HADS and VAS. Postoperatively, pain, nausea, vomiting, and coughing were evaluated three times daily for the first three days (every 8 hours) using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and sleep was assessed daily using the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS). Chronic symptoms and quality of life were assessed at postoperative weeks 1, 2, 4, 12, 26, and 52. Chronic cough was evaluated using the Leicester Cough Questionnaire, and chronic pain was evaluated using the Brief Pain Inventory. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) and HADS were used for continuous assessment of quality of life, anxiety, and depression status.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
156
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Aged 18 or above;
  2. Received single-port thoracoscopic surgery;
  3. Volunteered to participate in the study and signed an informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Presence of a mental disorder
  2. Preoperative pain
  3. Pregnancy
  4. Presence of other tumours requiring treatment.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
individualized education groupPreoperative individualized educationreceived individualized educational interventions utilizing audiovisual materials
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sleep disordersBaseline, postoperative days 1,2,3

Change in Athens Insomnia Scale

Postoperative painBaseline, postoperative days 1,2,3

The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the intensity of pain, where 0 meant no pain, and 10 - the most severe pain.

Anxiety statusBefore and after education, 12 months after surgery

Change in anxiety intensity scores

Postoperative nausea and vomitingBaseline, postoperative days 1,2,3

The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the intensity of nausea and vomiting

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postoperative Complications12 months after surgery

The incidence of common postoperative complications

Quality of life after surgeryBaseline, 12 months after surgery

Change from baseline in quality of life scores on the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer 30 item Quality of Life Questionnaire at postoperative weeks 1, 2, 4, 12, 26, and 52.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

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Fuzhou, Fujian, China

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