Preoperative Psychological Evaluation as Predictor of Outcomes (PEPO)

Preoperative Psychological Evaluation as Predictor of Post-surgical Outcomes

Perioperative psychological care is increasingly recognized as an essential part in the surgical environment. Previous studies have developed a strategy to evaluate the psychological influence after operations and found that postoperative psychological states significantly associated with the outcomes of patients. However, preoperative evaluation of patients the physicians do thus far is mainly the physical status assessment following the scale of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Whether a full-scale evaluation of preoperative psychological status to surgical patients could be a predictor to postoperative outcomes or not is not still completely understood. The investigators hypothesized that the preoperative psychological assessment would be an important predictor to outcomes.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Elective Surgery
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: ASA scale; Other: Full-scale psychological assessment

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 200

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Jiangsu
    • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210004
      • Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All types of patients undergoing surgical operations

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing elective surgical operation
• Age from 18-65 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age <18 years or >65 years
• Not willing to participate in this study
• Patients from emergency department

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
1; Patients assessed with ASA physical status scale	Other: ASA scale; ASA scale evaluation before operation
2; Patients assessed with full-scale psychological factors	Other: Full-scale psychological assessment; Full-scale psychological evaluation before operation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Time of recovery	Since the end of the operation (1 day) to six-month follow-up.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Intraoperative consumption of drugs	From the time of start of operation (0 min) to the end of the surgical procedures, this time will undergo alteration in different individuals
Hospitalization days	Time length of staying at hospital from the day of inpatient to discharge home, this time will undergo alteration in different individuals
Life quality	Since the end of the operation (1 day) to six-month follow-up.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Nanjing Medical University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: November 1, 2008
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): September 1, 2009
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): September 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 20, 2008
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 20, 2008
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): November 21, 2008

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): September 18, 2009
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 17, 2009
• Last Verified: September 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Psychology; Postoperative outcome; Surgical Operation
• Other Study ID Numbers: NJMU200811010; NJFY0811008