Effect of PreAnaesThesia Computerized Health (PATCH) Assessment on Duration of Nurse-Patient Consultation and Patient Experience: A Pilot Trial.

ABSTRACT: Preanaesthesia health assessment is gradually transitioning from paper-based, face-to-face assessment to digitized assessment, self-administered by the patient. This transition could potentially optimize the various goals of assessment, notably facilitating the efficient collection of the patient's health information. We have previously developed and validated a tablet application (PreAnaesThesia Computerized Health assessment application or "PATCH") for patients to conduct preanaesthesia self-assessment. In a randomized controlled trial, we sought to compare the duration of nurse-patient consultation and patient satisfaction between patients who underwent PATCH self-assessment vs. standard care nurse-led assessment. Fifty-two elective surgical patients were randomized to complete either P

SUBMITTER: Osman T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7400349 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature