The evaluation of MyPreOp, an online preoperative assessment tool
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The evaluation of MyPreOp© (online pre-assessment tool) over a conventional nurse led pre-assessment clinic: a pilot and feasibility study
IRAS ID
191015
Contact name
Suneetha Ramani Moonesinghe
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
UCL
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 3 months, 28 days
Research summary
MyPreOp is a patient online pre-assessment tool that has been recently developed as a means of an alternative to the current existing model of a nurse led pre-assessment service.
This pilot study will intend to assess the feasibility and acceptability of MyPreOp. The study will primarily evaluate the quality of the MyPreOp assessment in comparison to standard practice of a nurse led assessment. We will also assess the acceptability of MyPreOp amongst patients and staff.
Patients will be recruited directly from the pre-assessment clinic. Consenting patients will alternate undergoing either the MyPreOp assessment or the nurse assessment first. Patients will complete the MyPreOp assessment on a computer device at the hospital. Patients will also complete a nurse led pre-assessment process as per standard practice. Following the completion of both the MyPreOp assessment and the nurse assessment, patients will be asked to complete a satisfaction questionnaire about their experience of using MyPreOp, together with further questions about their home internet access, usage and their preference of electronic or nurse led assessments. Similarly pre-assessment nurses and Consultant Anaesthetists will review a random sample of MyPreOp assessments and complete a questionnaire about their views of the MyPreOp assessment summary and recommended actions.
The MyPreOp assessments will be compared with the nurse assessments through an independent adjudication process. Nominated adjudicators will be Consultant Anaesthetists with regular clinical duties in the pre-assessment clinic. Adjudicators will not be blinded with respects to the assessments so that the manner in which the patient data is presented can also be compared as well as the data itself. Adjudicators will assess the performance of the MyPreOp assessment in two domains, medical history and recommended investigations, and assign them into graded categories of over or under assessment, with or without clinical significance.
REC name
South Central - Berkshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/SC/0272
Date of REC Opinion
6 May 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion