Effects of Patient-centered Telephone Education in Day Surgery

NCT03549403 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 152/2017
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study describe and evaluate the effectiveness of patient-centered telephone education in day surgery. The aim is to evaluate the effects of patient-centered telephone education on the experienced health of adult patients and the costs of healthcare in day surgery. Telephone education intervention is planned in co-operation with the day surgery unit´s healthcare staff. Half of participants will receive current education in day surgery, while the other half will receive developed patient-centered telephone education before and after day surgery.

Conditions

Health, Subjective; Cost Effectiveness

Keywords

Telephone education; Effectiveness; Health; Cost; Day surgery; Adult patient

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Experienced health

  The questionnaire assess the impact of patient-centered telephone education to the day surgery patients´ experienced health, such as mobility, sleep, normal functions of survival, intellectual activities, ailments and symptoms, anxiety and energetic aspects.

  Up to two weeks after surgery

• Health-care costs

  Patient-centered telephone education´s measures to the number of patient´s postoperative treatment

  Up to three months after surgery

Study Arms (2)

Patient-centered telephone education

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive the preoperative call home one week before the day surgery and postoperatively 3-8 days after the day surgery. On the day of surgery patients receive current education.

Behavioral: Patient-centered telephone education

Current education practice

NO INTERVENTION

Patient´s education is implemented in accordance with current practice, where day surgery adult patients receive preoperative education over the phone one week prior to day surgery and postoperative education during on the day of surgery.

Interventions

Patient-centered telephone education BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines and the contents of the patient-centered telephone education intervention in the same way with every patient. The education call duration is approximately 15 to 30 minutes.

Patient-centered telephone education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 64 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• arrive at the surgery from home
• leave latest at the next morning of the surgery
• leave home after surgery
• is 18-64 years old
• be able to respond to the questionnaire independently.

You may not qualify if:

• over 65 years old patients
• patients who need institutional care after surgery
• patients who arrive to surgery from a institutional care unit

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Oulu: lead
• Oulu University Hospital: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Oulu

Oulu, Finland

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Rajala M, Kaakinen P, Fordell M, Kaariainen M. The Quality of Patient Education in Day Surgery by Adult Patients. J Perianesth Nurs. 2018 Apr;33(2):177-187. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2016.02.013. Epub 2017 Mar 30.

  PMID: 29580597 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Maria Kääriäinen, PhD

  University of Oulu

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Mira M Rajala, McS

CONTACT

+358414545371; mira.rajala@student.oulu.fi

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: McS, PhD-student, University Teacher

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 23, 2018
• First Posted: June 8, 2018
• Study Start: September 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: November 29, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FI (1)