Drug patient information leaflets in anaesthesia: Effect on anxiety and patient satisfaction

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 854-858

  Oldman, M ^a   Moore, D ^b   Collins, S ^a  

^a MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Complications, anxiety; Education, patient; Monitoring, anxiety scale

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PIPERIDINES; PROPOFOL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 2942653020     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh162     Document Type: Article

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