Anna Lee|P. T. Chui|Tony Gin
Educating Patients About Anesthesia: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Media-Based Interventions
Chinese University of Hong Kong|Prince of Wales Hospital|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Prince of Wales Hospital|Prince of Wales Hospital|Chinese University of Hong Kong
systematic review compared effectiveness mediabased patient education anesthesia fifteen randomized controlled trials n 1506 identified systematic search electronic databases medline embase cinahl psycinfo cochrane controlled trials registry published articles contact authors outcomes assessed anxiety knowledge patient satisfaction anxiety levels anesthesia less intense subjects receiving video printed information compared receiving intervention weighted mean difference 3 95 confidence interval 95ci 15 spielbergers state trait anxiety inventory patients video group likely answer knowledge questions correctly compared patients intervention relative risk 664 95ci 2052152 level knowledge pain management higher video group compared patients intervention weighted mean difference 17 95ci 925 however level patient satisfaction intervention expectation versus actual anesthetic experience similar groups relative risk 106 95ci 093122 systematic review supports use video printed information general process risks anesthesia patient education surgery