The effects of Preanaesthetic Consultation on patient anxiety
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- AnxietyAnaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiologyMental Health - Anxiety
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000572268
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Allan M Cyna
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Patients waiting to see the anaesthetist prior to general anaesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
deaf / Blind
Unable to give informed consent
requires a translator
General Anaesthesia contra-indicated
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety as measured by 100mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Pre-operative Intrusive Thought Inventory (PITI) Scale[Within two hours of seeing the anaesthetist for a preanaesthetic check];Anxiety as measured by 100mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Pre-operative Intrusive Thought Inventory (PITI) Scale[Within one hour after seeing the anaesthetist for a preanaesthetic consultation]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method il[Nil]