Role of Anesthesiologist-Patient Relationship

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

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

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Anesthesia; Postoperative; Preoperative
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Supportive care

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.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 1137

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • São Paulo
    • Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil, 18600-000
      • College of Medicine of Botucatu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

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 Hospital to undergo surgery under anesthesia. A questionnaire was used to determine patient characteristics and perception of anesthesia/anesthesiologist, as well as fears and concerns related to anesthesia.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• conscious surgical patients
• 16 years or more
• Portuguese-speaking patients

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with altered states of consciousness or expression/comprehension impairment
• patients who did not undergo anesthesia/surgery (cancelled or postponed)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Surgical patients; Individuals who were hospitalized in the Botucatu Medical School Hospital to undergo surgery under anesthesia administered by the Anesthesiology Service of BMS Department of Anesthesiology.	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.; Other Names: Questionnaire

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Role of anesthesiologist-patient relationship in changing postoperative perception of patients admitted to a teaching hospital	one year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp
• Collaborators: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.; Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP, Botucatu, Brasil
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Fernanda Leite, College Study of Medicine

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: May 1, 2007
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2008
• Study Completion (Actual): May 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 18, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 18, 2009
• First Posted (Estimate): March 19, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): March 19, 2009
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 18, 2009
• Last Verified: March 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Perioperative care; Anesthesia; Ethics; Trends; Manpower
• Other Study ID Numbers: upeclin/HC/FMB-Unesp-21