Effect of Patient Information Leaflet on Working Pattern and Patient Satisfaction Level for Day Care Surgeries.

NCT03011840 | Completed Results DMC

• 1 other identifier: Project no 1775
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 449
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study aims to understand the benefits of imparting pre operative instructions through written leaflets. The influence on the number of avoidable postponements and delay is also studied.The study is restricted to patients undergoing Head \& Neck procedures under General Anaesthesia, at the minor OT complex at Tata Memorial Hospital

Conditions

Patient Compliance

Keywords

Patient education handout; Patient satisfaction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of Cases Postponed Due to Lack of Information to Patients in the Pre-operative Period

  Cases postponed will be recorded and those caused due to lack of information of basic instruction to be followed prior to a procedure under GA will be recorded as an event.

  On scheduled minor operative procedure day

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Satisfaction About Information With Respect to Instructions to be Followed

  On scheduled minor operative procedure day

Study Arms (2)

Pre intervention

NO INTERVENTION

In the first part planned over 2months (Jan - Feb), feedback forms will be collected from patients at the end of minor OT procedure. The number of postponement or rescheduling of cases will be noted. Postponement or rescheduling of case is defined as an event when the patient who is called for his turn in minor OT is deferred for any amount of time in account of starvation not adequate, investigations not brought, medications not taken as prescribed.

Post Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

In the intervention phase, the patient information leaflet (PIL) will be handed over to all patients planned for procedure in the minor OT complex. This leaflet will be handed over by the attending doctor in the Head neck OPD. The checklist pertaining to counselling at the Head neck OPD will be ticked after they are carried out. The patient will be instructed to read leaflet carefully and carry the leaflet on the day of Minor OT procedure. In the minor OT the discharge checklist in the PIL would be carried out by all concerned including the surgical, anesthesia and nursing team. The impact of use of PIL will be assessed by noting the number of postponement or rescheduling of cases.

Other: Information leaflet

Interventions

Information leaflet OTHER

Patient information leaflet with instructions to be carried out before procedure under general anesthesia

Post Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• All adult patients (\> 18yrs), ASA I-III, undergoing elective therapeutic/diagnostic Head \& Neck surgeries under General Anaesthesiain the Minor OT complex and discharged on the same day will be included. The surgeries will include Head \& Neck surgeries like DL scopies, laser surgeries, EUA, excision biopsies etc.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients refusing to take part in study
• Patients undergoing emergency surgeries
• ASA IV patients, or high risk patients planned for admission
• Admitted patients for minor OT procedure
• Patients not getting the Information leaflet due to any reason (in 2nd half of study)
• Patient and his attendant, both illiterate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tata Memorial Hospital: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patient Compliance; Patient Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Limitations and Caveats

1. Disease specific information not incorporated 2. Did not assess the patient anxiety regarding the PIL

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Sumitra Bakshi
• Organization: Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

sumitrabakshi@yahoo.com

+912224177058

Study Officials

• Sumitra G Bakshi

  Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor and Anesthetist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 2, 2017
• First Posted: January 5, 2017
• Study Start: January 9, 2017
• Primary Completion: June 23, 2017
• Study Completion: December 6, 2017
• Last Updated: September 16, 2019
• Results First Posted: September 16, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share