Anaesthetic drugs & techniques
Impact of additional tailored Information and music to reduce preoperative anxiety in surgical outpatients: a prospective before-after study
Authors' conclusion
The study suggests that a combined video and music strategy decreases the rate of significant anxiety in patients undergoing outpatient procedures. This low-cost strategy showed a high level of satisfaction and should be encouraged in adults.
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing ambulatory procedures under general anaesthesiacompleted the study, 99 patients were included in each period · usual care period 99 · intervention period 99
- Participants
- 194 adults
- Exposure
- Usual care before surgery and another period with a video of the expected local journey combined with a relaxing music session
- Interventionn = 95
- Usual caren = 99
- Outcome
- Rate of patients with significant anxiety at admission in the operating room
- Follow-up
- Admission in the operating room
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
P = 0.005
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
| Outcome | P value |
|---|---|
| Postoperative level of painStatistically reduced | P = 0.033 |
Anxiety after surgery, length of stay, incidence of PONV
- No difference
- Secondary outcomes
Original publication
Impact of additional tailored Information and music to reduce preoperative anxiety in surgical outpatients: a prospective before-after study. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 27 October 2026. doi:10.
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