Understanding the Role of the Anesthesiologist
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 89 |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | October 2014 |
| End Date: | December 2016 |
| Contact: | Lawrence W Chinn, MD |
| Email: | chinnlw@rutgers.edu |
| Phone: | 973 972-5007 |
Patients Preoperative Understanding of the Role of the Anesthesiologist
When presenting for elective surgery, patient's often do not completely understand the role
that the anesthesiology team plays in their care. In 1999, the American Medical Association
(AMA) found that health literacy was a stronger predictor of a person's health than age,
income, education level and race. It is very important that the investigators provide
information to patients on the role of anesthesiologists in their care before, during, and
after the surgery as it has been shown to improve patient anxiety and overall satisfaction.
that the anesthesiology team plays in their care. In 1999, the American Medical Association
(AMA) found that health literacy was a stronger predictor of a person's health than age,
income, education level and race. It is very important that the investigators provide
information to patients on the role of anesthesiologists in their care before, during, and
after the surgery as it has been shown to improve patient anxiety and overall satisfaction.
Background: When presenting for elective surgery, patient's often do not completely
understand the role that the anesthesiology team plays in their care. There have been
studies done in foreign countries to understand this subject, however, there is a paucity of
data in American patients. In 1999, the American Medical Association (AMA) found that health
literacy was a stronger predictor of a person's health than age, income, education level and
race. It is very important that we provide information to patients on the role of
anesthesiologists in their care before, during, and after the surgery as it has been shown
to improve patient anxiety and overall satisfaction. The investigators approached 100
patients coming to a pre-admission testing area and asked them to complete an anonymous
questionnaire is to understand the extent of patients' knowledge about our roles and to
assess where—primary care physician, surgeon, or pre-admission testing clinic—they are being
provided this information. Based on the results obtained from this survey we made a targeted
effort to improve patient understanding of the role of anesthesiologists. Our goal with this
teaching tool is to understand the extent of patients' knowledge about our roles and to
assess the efficacy of our pre-admission testing clinic. Based on the results obtained from
our prior study we have designed a self administered tutorial on an electronic tablet that
will be provided to willing patients during their pre-admission testing clinic visit.
These patients will then be given a short questionnaire on the day of surgery to assess
their knowledge and understanding of the care provided to them by the anesthesia team.
Materials and methods: Patients visiting Pre Admission Testing (PAT) in anticipation of
surgery will be asked if they wish to volunteer for this study. If so they will be asked to
review the 10 question multiple choice tutorial on an electronic tablet. If the patient's
response is incorrect the tablet provides the correct response with an explanation. At the
PAT visit the patient's name and proposed date of surgery will be obtained. On the day of
surgery, these patients will then be given a short questionnaire to assess their knowledge
and understanding of the information provided by the tablet exercise. Patients will also be
asked to provide demographic information age, gender, race, and highest level of education.
Our goal is to obtain 100 anonymous paper surveys. We will compare the survey results of
those patients who did not have an opportunity to view the tutorial with those that did to
learn whether the tutorial is an effective teaching tool.
Results: All data analysis will be performed using SPSS software (version 16, Chicago,
Illinois). Summary statistics, including frequencies and means, will be calculated to
describe the sample and to assess the patient population understanding of the role of the
anesthesiologists in their care.
Discussion: Based on the results of the first phase of this study, the majority of patients
are not fully informed of the role of anesthesiologists. Therefore we have created a self
administered tutorial on an electronic tablet which will be administered during their
pre-admission testing clinic visit to enhance their understanding of the roles of their
anesthesiologist during their surgery.
understand the role that the anesthesiology team plays in their care. There have been
studies done in foreign countries to understand this subject, however, there is a paucity of
data in American patients. In 1999, the American Medical Association (AMA) found that health
literacy was a stronger predictor of a person's health than age, income, education level and
race. It is very important that we provide information to patients on the role of
anesthesiologists in their care before, during, and after the surgery as it has been shown
to improve patient anxiety and overall satisfaction. The investigators approached 100
patients coming to a pre-admission testing area and asked them to complete an anonymous
questionnaire is to understand the extent of patients' knowledge about our roles and to
assess where—primary care physician, surgeon, or pre-admission testing clinic—they are being
provided this information. Based on the results obtained from this survey we made a targeted
effort to improve patient understanding of the role of anesthesiologists. Our goal with this
teaching tool is to understand the extent of patients' knowledge about our roles and to
assess the efficacy of our pre-admission testing clinic. Based on the results obtained from
our prior study we have designed a self administered tutorial on an electronic tablet that
will be provided to willing patients during their pre-admission testing clinic visit.
These patients will then be given a short questionnaire on the day of surgery to assess
their knowledge and understanding of the care provided to them by the anesthesia team.
Materials and methods: Patients visiting Pre Admission Testing (PAT) in anticipation of
surgery will be asked if they wish to volunteer for this study. If so they will be asked to
review the 10 question multiple choice tutorial on an electronic tablet. If the patient's
response is incorrect the tablet provides the correct response with an explanation. At the
PAT visit the patient's name and proposed date of surgery will be obtained. On the day of
surgery, these patients will then be given a short questionnaire to assess their knowledge
and understanding of the information provided by the tablet exercise. Patients will also be
asked to provide demographic information age, gender, race, and highest level of education.
Our goal is to obtain 100 anonymous paper surveys. We will compare the survey results of
those patients who did not have an opportunity to view the tutorial with those that did to
learn whether the tutorial is an effective teaching tool.
Results: All data analysis will be performed using SPSS software (version 16, Chicago,
Illinois). Summary statistics, including frequencies and means, will be calculated to
describe the sample and to assess the patient population understanding of the role of the
anesthesiologists in their care.
Discussion: Based on the results of the first phase of this study, the majority of patients
are not fully informed of the role of anesthesiologists. Therefore we have created a self
administered tutorial on an electronic tablet which will be administered during their
pre-admission testing clinic visit to enhance their understanding of the roles of their
anesthesiologist during their surgery.
Inclusion Criteria:
- English speaking patients
Exclusion Criteria:
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