The effect of a preanaesthesia clinic consultation on adult patient anxiety at a tertiary hospital in Kenya; A cohort study
- Conditions
- Surgery
- Registration Number
- PACTR201601001423246
- Lead Sponsor
- Aga Khan University East Africa
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 44
All surgical patients attending the pre-anaesthesia clinic at least 48 hours prior to elective surgery and all patients having a preanaesthesia evaluation in the wards a day prior to elective surgery aged above 18 years were included in the study.
1.Patients seen in the anaesthesia clinic more than 2 weeks before elective surgery.
2.Patients seen in the ward more than 24 hours prior to elective surgery.
3.Patients undergoing surgical procedures due to malignancy.
4.Patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
5.Patients with diagnosed psychiatric illness.
6.Patients undergoing neurosurgery for ailments that may cause changes in cognitive function.
7.Patients, who cannot understand, read or write high school level English.
8.Inability to understand the consent due to language barrier, inability to read or write.
9.Refusal to participate in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The aim of the study was to assess whether the standard preanaesthesia evaluation in the outpatient clinic would reduce the preoperative anxiety by 10 points as assessed by the STAI score when compared to a standard preoperative evaluation in the ward.;3.To determine the influence of prior anaesthetic experience on reduction in anxiety on preanaesthetic patients
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To determine the influence of gender on reduction in anxiety in pre-anaesthetic patients ;2.To determine the influence of duration of hospital stay on reduction in anxiety in preanaesthetic patients.