December 1, 1996Anesthesia & Analgesia

Current Understanding of Patientsʼ Attitudes Toward and Preparation for Anesthesia

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Population

Surgical patients and the general public (review of multiple studies)

Comparison

Preoperative education and information regarding… vs Routine or low-level information

Design

Review

Authors

JKJerome M. KlaftaInstitute of Semitic Studies MRMichael F. RoizenGeneral / Preventive / Lipids

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Supports coping-style-tailored preoperative information over uniform details; leaves open optimal strategies to boost public recognition of anesthesiologists.

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Population

Surgical patients and the general public (review of multiple studies)

Intervention

Preoperative education and information regarding anesthesia

Comparator

Routine or low-level information

Outcome

Patients' knowledge, attitudes, fears, and anxiety regarding anesthesia and anesthesiologistspatient reported

This review highlights the ongoing need to educate patients about the role of anesthesiologists and tailor preoperative information to individual coping styles to manage anxiety.

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Klafta et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a952dafb7c083589ab2cd44 https://doi.org/10.1213/00000539-199612000-00031

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Implication

Supports coping-style-tailored preoperative information over uniform details; leaves open optimal strategies to boost public recognition of anesthesiologists.

Current Understanding of Patientsʼ Attitudes Toward and Preparation for Anesthesia

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Current Understanding of Patientsʼ Attitudes Toward and Preparation for Anesthesia

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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