Preoperative Anxiety Evaluation: a New Visual Smileys Scale

Preoperative anxiety is a complex clinical concept with both physiological and psychological consequences.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety, Preoperative Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

About this study

This study looks at the need for a more user friendly, rapid tool for measuring preoperative anxiety, specifically by evaluating the visual smileys scale.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

18 to 80 years old
undergoing surgery at Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Exclusion criteria

did not receive sedative or narcotic prior to the interview

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Anxiety level, as measured by verbal rating scale or visual smileys scale

Time frame: up to 5 minutes

in preoperative setting

Secondary outcomes

scale preference

Time frame: up to 5 minutes

in preoperative setting, comparing verbal rating scale and visual smileys scale

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2014
First posted: Jan 29, 2016
Registry last updated: Feb 3, 2016

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