About this trial
Fear of anesthesia plays a crucial role in the perioperative setting and can negatively affect recovery. The main objective is to assess the relationship between fear of anesthesia, surgeries, and hospitals and poorer postoperative pain control in patients undergoing scheduled surgery, as well as to relate preoperative anxiety to postoperative analgesic assessment in this population.
This is a prospective observational study including 138 patients scheduled for surgery.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
All patients older than 18 years old scheduled for surgery with admission during the study period will be included.
Verbal and written informed consent.
Disqualifiers
Minors
Cognitive impairment
Patients not being able to understand and respond to preoperative questionnaires
Patients not being able to respond to postoperative pain assessment
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Fear of anesthesia, surgery and hospitals scale
- State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
- Nummerical Rating Scale for postoperative pain