Impact of Patient Education on Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Psychosocial Outcomes

Vilnius University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Preoperative Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Contact education; Behavioral: Virtual education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05208580

2021/5-1351-823

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of preoperative patient education on the level of properative anxiety and postoperative psychosocial outcomes. Participants will be assigned to one of the 3 study groups: on-line education, contact education and control (no preoperative education). The investigators will evaluate preoperative anxiety level at different time points (baseline at 2 weeks before the surgery, at the evening before the surgery and postoperatively) and investigate dynamics of anxiety in the perioperative period. Additional qualitative interview by psychologists will be performed to evaluate the potential causes of increased/decreased preoperative anxiety.

Impact on postoperative complications, well-being of the participant, quality of recovery and satisfaction with medical care will also be evaluated.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• agreement to participate in the study
• elective cholecystectomy or colon surgery

Exclusion criteria

• refusal to participate in the study
• do not speak Lithuanian
• do not pass the PHQ-2 depression screening test

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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500 participants in 3 patient groups

On-line education

Experimental group

Description:

Virtual educational activities

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual education

Contact education

Experimental group

Description:

Live educational classes

Treatment:

Behavioral: Contact education

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Regular perioperative care without additional educational activities