NCT00864695

Role of Anesthesiologist-Patient Relationship

Role of Anesthesiologist-Patient Relationship in Changing Postoperative Perception of Patients Admitted to a Teaching Hospital

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1,137 (actual)
• Sponsor: UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Descriptive analytic survey of 1137 and 518 patients aged 16 years or more before and after anesthesia exposure, respectively to assess the anesthesiologist-patient relationship role on patient postoperative perception of the binominal anesthesia-anesthesiologist. The aim of this study was to assess the anesthesiologist-patient relationship role on patient postoperative perception of the binominal anesthesia-anesthesiologist. Period: may/2007 to may/2008

Detailed description

A questionnaire was used to determine patient characteristics and perception of anesthesia/anesthesiologist, as well as fears and concerns related to anesthesia. This descriptive-analytic study was based on opinions and information provided before and after anesthesia by individuals who were hospitalized in the Botucatu Medical School (BMS) Hospital to undergo surgery under anesthesia administered by the Anesthesiology Service of BMS Department of Anesthesiology. A questionnaire including structured questions aimed at determining patient characteristics (age, gender, race, marital status, education level, birthplace, provenance, surgical service of origin, occupation, history of anesthesia exposure) and perceptions of anesthesiologists/anesthesia, as well as open-ended questions that allowed respondents to add free comments, recorded as spoken, about their concerns before and after anesthesia. The post-anesthesia interview also included questions regarding the administration of pre-anesthetic drugs, recall of the anesthesiologist in the operating room, satisfaction with the care provided by the anesthesiologist.

Conditions

• Preoperative
• Anesthesia
• Postoperative

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Supportive care	protocol designed to evaluate one or more interventions where the primary intent is to maximize comfort, minimize side effects or mitigate against a decline in the subject's health or function. In general, supportive care interventions are not intended to cure a disease.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-05-01
• Primary completion: 2008-05-01
• Completion: 2008-05-01
• First posted: 2009-03-19
• Last updated: 2009-03-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil