“What matters to you” on the day of surgery: Protocol for a mixed methods study

• DOI: 10.1111/aas.14430
• Publication Date: 2024-04-25T08:09:38Z
• Authors: H. Gamst‐Jensen; B. R. Villumsen; A. H. Nielsen; I. Egerod; L. D. Brix
• Keywords: mixed methods; Research Design; Surveys and Questionnaires; Denmark; Surgical Procedures, Operative; patient-centered; Humans; Anesthesia; Fear; perioperative; Anxiety; flashmob

The anticipation of anesthesia and surgery is the source fear anxiety in millions patients worldwide. Although patients' are recognized, more knowledge needed to address patient responses needs. Understanding needs important, asking directly first step towards addressing these This again might help reducing medications such as anesthetics postoperative pain relief. aim this study protocol describe how we will investigate what matters on day surgery, well their degree-of-worry surgical fear.