The effect of different information methods on patients’ anxiety and preference for spinal versus general anesthesia in a Turkish cohort of women scheduled for cesarean delivery: a prospective observational study
Authors' conclusion
Preoperative education significantly reduced anxiety and influenced anesthesia preference (changing from general to spinal anesthesia) for elective cesarean delivery. Graphic illustration were the most effective in promoting a change in preference in favor of spinal anesthesia.
Study context
- Population
- Pregnant women scheduled for elective cesarean delivery, Turkey
- Participants
- 300 women
- Exposure
- Verbal vs pictorial vs video-based preoperative information
- Outcome
- Preference for spinal anesthesia
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Spinal anesthesia preferred initially
36%
Spinal anesthesia preferred after preoperative information
73%
Changed choice among those initially preferring GA
58.33%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Preference change rate by information type
Anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A) scores)
- Significant reductions in STAI and VAS-A scores across all groups
- P < 0.005
Satisfaction
- High satisfaction reported by most participants, including those who changed preference
Original publication
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