The effect of stand-alone and additional preoperative video education on patients’ knowledge of anaesthesia: A randomised controlled trial
Authors' conclusion
Compared with face-to-face education by an anaesthesiologist, stand-alone video and combined video education improve short-term knowledge retention, without increasing patient anxiety.
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing preoperative consultation for elective non-cardiothoracic surgery, Dutch tertiary care centre, Feb 2022–Feb 2023677 in complete case analysis
- Participants
- 767 adults
- Comparison
- Stand-alone video or video plus face-to-face education vs face-to-face education by an anaesthesiologist
- Primary endpoint
- Knowledge retention (Rotterdam Anaesthesia Knowledge Questionnaire)
- Follow-up
- Day 0
Methodological detailsfour arms, single-centre
- Four arms
- Single-centre
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Rotterdam Anaesthesia Knowledge Questionnaire score
Video
87.5
median · IQR 81.3–93.8
Anaesthesiologist
81.3
median · IQR 68.8–87.5
Video & Anaesthesiologist
93.8
median · IQR 87.5–93.8
Video vs Anaesthesiologist: P < 0.001 · Video & Anaesthesiologist vs Anaesthesiologist: P < 0.001 · Video & Anaesthesiologist vs Video: P = 0.01
Secondary outcomes
- No differences in preoperative anxiety and satisfaction levels
Original publication
The effect of stand-alone and additional preoperative video education on patients’ knowledge of anaesthesia: A randomised controlled trial. Eur J Anaesthesiol. Published 19 December 2024. doi:10.
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