Évaluation d’un outil de communication du risque préopératoire personnalisé : une étude prospective avant-après

Translated title of the contribution: Evaluation of a preoperative personalized risk communication tool: a prospective before-and-after study

Emily Hladkowicz, David Yachnin, Laura Boland, Kumanan Wilson, Annette McKinnon, Kira Hawrysh, Terry Hawrysh, Cameron Bell, Katherine Atkinson, Carl van Walraven, Monica Taljaard, Kednapa Thavorn, Dawn Stacey, Homer Yang, Christopher Pysyk, Husein Moloo, Doug Manuel, David MacDonald, Luke T. Lavallée, Sylvain GagneAlan J. Forster, Gregory L. Bryson, Daniel I. McIsaac

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Abstract

Purpose: Patients want personalized information before surgery; most do not receive personalized risk estimates. Inadequate information contributes to poor experience and medicolegal complaints. We hypothesized that exposure to the Personalized Risk Evaluation and Decision Making in Preoperative Clinical Assessment (PREDICT) app, a personalized risk communication tool, would improve patient knowledge and satisfaction after anesthesiology consultations compared with standard care. Methods: We conducted a prospective clinical study (before-after design) and used patient-reported data to calculate personalized risks of morbidity, mortality, and expected length of stay using a locally calibrated National Surgical Quality Improvement Program risk calculator embedded in the PREDICT app. In the standard care (before) phase, the application’s materials and output were not available to participants; in the PREDICT app (after) phase, personalized risks were communicated. Our primary outcome was knowledge score after the anesthesiology consultation. Secondary outcomes included patient satisfaction, anxiety, feasibility, and acceptability. Results: We included 183 participants (90 before; 93 after). Compared with standard care phase, the PREDICT app phase had higher post-consultation: knowledge of risks (14.3% higher; 95% confidence interval [CI], 6.5 to 22.0; P < 0.001) and satisfaction (0.8 points; 95% CI, 0.1 to 1.4; P = 0.03). Anxiety was unchanged (− 1.9%; 95% CI, − 4.2 to 0.5; P = 0.13). Acceptability was high for patients and anesthesiologists. Conclusion: Exposure to a patient-facing, personalized risk communication app improved knowledge of personalized risk and increased satisfaction for adults before elective inpatient surgery. Trial registration: www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03422133); registered 5 February 2018.

Translated title of the contributionEvaluation of a preoperative personalized risk communication tool: a prospective before-and-after study
Original languageFrench
Pages (from-to)1749-1760
Number of pages12
JournalCanadian Journal of Anaesthesia
Volume67
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2020

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The study was supported through peer-reviewed grants from The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medicine Organization and The Ottawa Hospital Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine.

Funding Information:
Daniel I. McIsaac receives salary support from The Ottawa Hospital Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine; Daniel I. McIsaac is supported by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Career Scientist Award.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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