The Experience of Loneliness Among Patients During the Perioperative Period

NCT01203761 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: TASMC-10-IM-0301-CTIL
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 600
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The experience of illness and hospitalization exerts a great deal of psychological distress, one of the most distressful events people might experience throughout their life times. Surgery and anesthesia with their accompanying loss of control, fear of being unconscious and invaded, and expectation of postoperative pain adds appreciably to that stress and anxiety. Current psycho-physiological research has provided evidence on the alarming possibility of the aversive affects of hospitalization stress on the patients' already deteriorated physical health and marked interference with their recovery. As an additional stressor, which may partly be related to the hospital staff, and partly to the person's illness and expected surgery is loneliness. Loneliness is a painful experience that is, commonly, not embraced and which has consequences that are detrimental to one's emotional, physical and spiritual well being. The present study explores the qualitative aspects of loneliness (via questionnaires) in two patient populations: (1) patients facing surgery, and (2) patients who have already undergone surgery. In addition, family members \[i.e. those waiting outside of the operating room\] will be given a questionnaire, and these three groups will be compared to the general population.

Conditions

Anxiety; Depression

Keywords

loneliness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Loneliness

  Qualitative evaluation of the loneliness experience

  One day before surgery until POD3

Study Arms (3)

Preoperative patients

ENT surgical patients, approximately 1 day before their procedure undertaken

Postoperative patients

ENT surgical patients during their postoperative hospitalization

Family members

Family members of ENT surgical patients, during the perioperative period

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population includes 3 groups: 1. ENT surgical patients in the preoperative period 2. ENT surgical patients in the postoperative period 3. Family members of ENT patients, perioperatively

You may qualify if:

• Adult (\>18 y/o) inpatients of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-IV physical statuses, undergoing an elective surgery at the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) department of Tel Aviv Sourasky medical center.

You may not qualify if:

• Emergency procedures.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tel Aviv Sourasky medical center

Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel

Location

Related Publications (1)

• (1) Hughes B. Psychology, hospitalization and some thoughts on medical training. European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling 2001;4: 7-26. (2) Ernst JM CJ. Lonely Hearts: Psychological perspectives on loneliness. Applied and Preventative Psychology 1999;8: 1-22. (3) McWhirter B. Loneliness: A review of current literature with implications for counselling and research. Journal of Counselling and Development 1990;68: 417-423. (4) Davis HH, R Edson, C Ziegler. The relationship between optimism-pessimism, loneliness, and levels of self-esteem in college students. College Student Journal 1992;26: 244-247. (5) Booth R BD, Bohnsock J An examination of the relationship between happiness, loneliness, and shy men in college students. Journal of College Student Development 1992;33: 157-162. (6) Riggio RE WK, Throckmorton B. Social skills, social support, and psychosocial adjustment. Personality and Individual Differences 1993;15: 275-308.

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Idit Matot, MD

  Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Ami Rokach, Mr.

CONTACT

972542020405; rokach.ami@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 1, 2010
• First Posted: September 16, 2010
• Study Start: September 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2011
• Study Completion: November 1, 2011
• Last Updated: September 16, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-09

Locations

IL (1)