Assessing patients’ knowledge of anaesthetists and anaesthesia
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Assessing patients’ knowledge of anaesthetists and anaesthesia
IRAS ID
320315
Contact name
Oliver J H Baker
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 1 days
Research summary
The literature suggests that patients around the world have little knowledge of the role of an anaesthetist or of what anaesthesia involves. What few studies have been completed assessing UK patients’ knowledge of these areas are now almost 30 years old and this study questions whether awareness of anaesthetics as a speciality has improved. The authors suggest that, despite an increased focus on anaesthetics as a speciality during the Covid-19 pandemic, knowledge remains poor of the role of anaesthetists and what anaesthesia involves. This single centre cross-sectional study aims to use a simple questionnaire on day case surgical patients, before pre-operative assessment and after their surgery, to assess their knowledge of anaesthetists and their perceptions of anaesthesia. The before and after element will help to see whether attending pre-assessment and day case surgery changes their perceptions.
REC name
West Midlands - Edgbaston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/WM/0052
Date of REC Opinion
14 Mar 2023
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion