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SynthesisAnesthesia and analgesia2003

Educating patients about anesthesia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials of media-based interventions.

Anna Lee, Po Tong Chui, Tony Gin

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Synthesis in Anesthesia and analgesia, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06742814 (Effects of Stress Ball Use for Patients Undergoing Local Anesthesia in Ambulatory Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06742814 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Stress Ball Use for Patients Undergoing Local Anesthesia in Ambulatory Surgery

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Taiwan University HospitalRan2025 to 2025Enrolled74ConditionsAnxietyArmsstress ball
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. [Effects of propofol sedation on psychological stress in surgical patients under epidural].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2018
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  13. Using Non-Violent Discipline Tools: Evidence Suggesting the Importance of Attunement.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  18. Anaesthesia-Related Internet Search: A Survey with Turkish Participants.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Anna LeeDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Po Tong Chui
Tony Gin

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledIn this systematic review, we compared the effectiveness of media-based patient education about anesthesia. Fifteen randomized controlled trials (n = 1506) were identified after a systematic search of electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PSYCINFO, The Cochrane Controlled Trials Registry), published articles, and contact with authors. Outcomes assessed were anxiety, knowledge, and patient satisfaction. Anxiety levels before anesthesia were less intense in subjects receiving the video and printed information compared with those receiving no intervention (weighted mean difference of 3; 95% confidence interval [95%CI], 1-5 Spielberger's State and Trait Anxiety Inventory). Patients in the video group were more likely to answer all knowledge questions correctly compared with patients with no intervention (relative risk of 6.64; 95%CI, 2.05-21.52). The level of knowledge about pain management was higher in the video group compared with patients with no intervention (weighted mean difference of 17%; 95%CI, 9-25). However, the level of patient satisfaction with the intervention (expectation versus actual anesthetic experience) was similar between the groups (relative risk of 1.06; 95%CI, 0.93-1.22). This systematic review supports the use of video and printed information about general process and risks of anesthesia for patient education before surgery. IMPLICATIONS: The effectiveness of media-based interventions for educating patients about general process and risks of anesthesia were compared in this systematic review. The use of video and/or printed information can decrease patient anxiety and increase patient knowledge. However, patient satisfaction was similar between media-based intervention and nonintervention groups.

Indexed as

AnesthesiaCommunications MediaAdultAnxietyChildData Interpretation, StatisticalHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInformation Storage and RetrievalPatient Education as TopicPatient SatisfactionQuality Assurance, Health CareRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment Outcome

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PMID12707146

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