Patient Perception on the Role of Anesthesiologists

NCT03411694 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 18.04/anesth18.01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 350
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Previous studies showed that the role of the anesthesiologist, their education and role within the hospital is not known by the general public. The lack of knowledge about anesthesia can be an important factor in patients' fear before the planned surgery and can therefore impact patient's general satisfaction. By means of a survey in patients planned for elective surgery, the investigators want to investigate the perception of patients regarding the anesthesiologist, their education and role within the hospital, the general knowledge of the patient regarding anesthesia and possible pre-operative fears and concerns.

Conditions

Anesthesia; Surgery

Keywords

Survey; Anesthesia; Anesthesiologist; Patient perspective

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The role and educational training of the anesthesiologist

  The patients' perception of the work and educational training of the anesthesiologist

  max 1 hour per survey

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Patient demographics

  max 1 hour per survey

• The role of the anesthesiologist in the hospital

  max 1 hour per survey

• General knowledge of anesthesia

  max 1 hour per survey

• Trust in medical specialist and anesthesiologist

  max 1 hour per survey

• Fear and concerns about anesthesia

  max 1 hour per survey

Interventions

Survey OTHER

Survey in patients from the Jessa Hospital that are planned for elective surgery, both ambulatory and inpatient.

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

All patients from the Jessa Hospital, that are planned for elective surgery (both ambulatory and inpatient surgery)

You may qualify if:

• Males and females ≥ 18 years of age
• American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status classification: 1-3
• Patients planned to undergo surgery (both ambulatory and inpatient surgery)
• Patients that speak Dutch, French or English

You may not qualify if:

• Patients that don't speak Dutch, French or English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Jessa Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Jessa Hospital

Hasselt, 3500, Belgium

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Nagrampa D, Bazargan-Hejazi S, Neelakanta G, Mojtahedzadeh M, Law A, Miller M. A survey of anesthesiologists' role, trust in anesthesiologists, and knowledge and fears about anesthesia among predominantly Hispanic patients from an inner-city county preoperative anesthesia clinic. J Clin Anesth. 2015 Mar;27(2):97-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2014.05.012. Epub 2015 Jan 17.

  PMID: 25605048 BACKGROUND

• Chew ST, Tan T, Tan SS, Ip-Yam PC. A survey of patients' knowledge of anaesthesia and perioperative care. Singapore Med J. 1998 Sep;39(9):399-402.

  PMID: 9885718 BACKGROUND

• Hariharan S, Merritt-Charles L, Chen D. Patient perception of the role of anesthesiologists: a perspective from the Caribbean. J Clin Anesth. 2006 Nov;18(7):504-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.03.004.

  PMID: 17126778 BACKGROUND

• Gottschalk A, Seelen S, Tivey S, Gottschalk A, Rich G. What do patients know about anesthesiologists? Results of a comparative survey in an U.S., Australian, and German university hospital. J Clin Anesth. 2013 Mar;25(2):85-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2012.06.017. Epub 2013 Jan 17.

  PMID: 23333789 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Björn Stessel, MD, PhD

  Jessa Hospital, Dep. of Anesthesiology

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, Anesthesiologist, MD, PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 11, 2018
• First Posted: January 26, 2018
• Study Start: January 29, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2018
• Study Completion: December 30, 2018
• Last Updated: April 3, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)