Renée El-Gabalawy, Jordana L Sommer, Pamela Hebbard, Kristin Reynolds, Gabrielle S Logan, Michael S D Smith, Thomas C Mutter, W Alan Mutch, Natalie Mota, Catherine Proulx, Vincent Gagnon Shaigetz, Jessica L Maples-Keller, Rakesh C Arora, David Perrin, Jada Benedictson, Eric Jacobsohn
BACKGROUND: Preoperative state anxiety (PSA) is distress and anxiety directly associated with perioperative events. PSA is associated with negative postoperative outcomes such as longer hospital length of stay, increased pain and opioid use, and higher rates of rehospitalization. Psychological prehabilitation, such as education, exposure to hospital environments, and relaxation strategies, has been shown to mitigate PSA; however, there are limited skilled personnel to deliver such interventions in clinical practice...
May 14, 2024: JMIR Research Protocols