Text message questionnaires for Patient‐Reported Outcome Measures after Cesarean section—A feasibility study
Authors' conclusion
SMS-based questionnaires on Patient Reported Outcome Measures are a feasible and cost-effective way of prospectively collecting frequent data with acceptable response rates, even shortly after cesarean section.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing elective cesarean section under spinal anaesthesia with fentanyl and bupivacaine, Denmark
- Participants
- 100 patients
- Outcome
- Response rate and time from receiving the SMS to completion of the questionnaires
Methodological detailssingle-centre, feasibility study, short message services (SMS) questionnaires at 6, 12, 18, 24 and 48 h and days 7 and 30; December 2022 to June 2023
- Single-centre
- Feasibility study
- SMS questionnaires at 6, 12, 18, 24 and 48 h and days 7 and 30; December 2022 to June 2023
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Response rate at 6 h
78%
Response rate at 24 h
63%
Median response time at 6 h (IQR 2-72)
23 min
Median response time at 24 h (IQR 2-78)
20 min
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
Severe pain (Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) >6)
- At 6 h
- 57% (95% CI 65-84)
- At 24 h
- 28% (95% CI 34-58)
Opioid consumption within first 24 h
- Median (IQR 20-50)
- 30 mg
Original publication
Text message questionnaires for Patient‐Reported Outcome Measures after Cesarean section—A feasibility study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 27 June 2024. doi:10.
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