Effect of Structured Patient Interviews in the Preoperative Anesthesia Clinic on Recall of Relevant Information

The preanesthetic visit influences patient satisfaction and medical outcome. This study aims to evaluate whether training for a structured interview technique improves communication skills, resulting in increased recall of relevant information by surgical patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Anesthesia Behavior Communication Surgical Procedure, Unspecified

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospital Basel

Basel, 4031, Switzerland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Surgical patients in the preoperative anesthesia clinic
Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Inadequate comprehension of the German language

Treatment and study plan

Trained anesthesiogist

Other

Primary outcomes

Recall of information

Time frame: Immediately after patient interview

Number of recalled information items in free text, expert assessment according to predefined Delphi criteria

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nicolai Goettel

Other

Registry information

Acronym: SPI-RECALL

Important dates

Study start: 2015
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Dec 4, 2017
Registry last updated: Apr 25, 2018

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