Effect of Structured Patient Interviews in the Preoperative Anesthesia Clinic on Recall of Relevant Information
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 47
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Recall of information
Study Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Surgical patients in the preoperative anesthesia clinic
- •Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Inadequate comprehension of the German language
Arms & Interventions
Trained anesthesiologist
Patient interview by anesthesiologists having obtained training to optimize structured communication
Intervention: Trained anesthesiogist (Other)
Control anesthesiologist
Patient interview by control anesthesiologists
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Recall of information
Time Frame: Immediately after patient interview
Number of recalled information items in free text, expert assessment according to predefined Delphi criteria
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Nicolai Goettel
MD
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
