Preoperative optimization of cardiac valve patients' expectations: Study protocol of the randomized controlled ValvEx-trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Complete recovery after surgery depends on psychological factors such as preoperative information, expectations, and surgery-associated anxiety. Prior studies have shown that even a short preoperative psychological intervention aiming at optimized expectations (EXPECT) can improve postoperative outcomes in coronary artery bypass patients. However, this intervention may benefit only a small subgroup of heart surgery patients since implementing preoperative psychological interventions into the daily clinical routine is difficult due to the additional time and appointments. It is unclear whether the EXPECT intervention can be shortened and whether heart valve patients would also benefit from interventions that optimize patients' expectations. The multicenter ValvEx trial

SUBMITTER: Horn N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10018216 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature