Preoperative Anxiety During COVID-19
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The modified Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mPAS) questionnaire as given in the article by Viola et al, will be used after permission from the authors, to investigate the preoperative anxiety of patients undergoing surgery during the 4th wave of the pandemic
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Detailed Description
Studies have been conducted on the stress and anxiety induced by the COVID-19 pandemic in both the general population as well as specific groups, such as health care workers, pregnant women and adolescents. Given that anxiety has a strong bearing on the physical, mental and emotional well-being of the patients and their subsequent recovery from surgery and other procedures, we were interested in assessing anxiety among the patients presenting for elective procedures in the post-lockdown phase of the pandemic. The primary objective of the present study was to assess the anxiety levels among the preoperative patients scheduled for surgeries in the 4th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the secondary objective was to assess the factors accentuating the same. The modified Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mPAS) questionnaire as given in the article by Viola et al will be used after permission from the authors.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
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Patients undergoing surgery Patients undergoing surgery during the 4th wave of the pandemic for 1 month duration in the University Hospital of Larissa |
Other: mPAS questionnaire
The modified Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mPAS) questionnaire as given in the article by Viola et al will be used after permission from the authors
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Anxiety level [Before surgery]
The anxiety levels among the preoperative patients scheduled for surgeries in the 4th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be measured
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Factors accentuating the anxiety levels [Before surgery]
Factors accentuating the anxiety levels in patients scheduled for surgeries in the 4th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Adult consecutive patients, >18 years old
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Undergoing surgery in the UHL
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients aged<18 years
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Patients that will refuse to participate
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Patients unable/not fit to consent
Contacts and Locations
Locations
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1 | Univeristy of Thessaly | Larissa | Thessaly | Greece | 41110 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Thessaly
Investigators
- Study Chair: Eleni Arnaoutoglou, MD, PhD, University of Thessaly
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- COVID-19_Anxiety_UHL