Effect of Structured Patient Interviews in the Preoperative Anesthesia Clinic on Recall of Relevant Information

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anesthesia; Surgical Procedure, Unspecified; Communication
• Interventions: Other: Trained anesthesiogist

• Registration Number: NCT03361488
• Lead Sponsor: Nicolai Goettel

Brief Summary

The preanesthetic visit influences patient satisfaction and medical outcome. This study aims to evaluate whether training for a structured interview technique improves communication skills, resulting in increased recall of relevant information by surgical patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-01
• Primary Completion: 2015-04
• Study Completion: 2015-04
• Study First Submitted: 2017-11-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-11-28
• Study First Posted: 2017-12-04
• Status Verified: 2018-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-04-24
• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 47

Inclusion Criteria

• Surgical patients in the preoperative anesthesia clinic
• Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Inadequate comprehension of the German language

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Trained anesthesiologist	Trained anesthesiogist	Patient interview by anesthesiologists having obtained training to optimize structured communication

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Recall of information	Immediately after patient interview	Number of recalled information items in free text, expert assessment according to predefined Delphi criteria

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Basel; 🇨🇭 Basel, Switzerland