RecruitingNCT07559461

Fear and Anesthesia Preop vs Postop

Fear and Anesthesia: How Anxiety and Fear in Anesthesia-Naïve Patients Changes From Preop to Postop

Sponsor

Stony Brook University

Enrollment

40 participants

Start Date

Feb 12, 2026

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Anxiety Anesthesia Awareness

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to understand how fear and anxiety felt by anesthesia-naive patients compares before versus after their scheduled surgery. Patients who are scheduled to undergo a low-risk surgery/procedure and have never had anesthesia before will be asked to: 1. Fill out a survey before their surgery in the perioperative setting 2. Answer follow-up questions over the phone a few days after their surgery.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

years old or over
Patients scheduled to undergo surgeries such as but not limited to:
cholecystectomies, appendectomies, hernia repairs, breast surgeries, plastic surgeries, thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, lithotripsy, stent placement, kidney stone surgeries, cystoscopies, bladder tumors, ovarian cystectomies, hysterectomies, tubal ligation, hysteroscopy, IUD insertion, knee replacement, hip replacement, fracture pinning, sports injury surgery such as knee and shoulder scopes. OR patients undergoing procedures such as but not limited to: colonoscopies and endoscopies
Patient undergoing anesthesia for the first time
Patients who are not pregnant by self report

Exclusion Criteria8

Patients under 18
Patients who are pregnant
Patients undergoing high-risk surgeries
Patients undergoing cancer-related procedures
Non-English speaking patients
Patients that experience mental status change postoperatively as determined by the medical teams caring for the patient
Patients with an existing anxiety disorder, or psychiatric diagnoses
Patients on benzodiazepines, antidepressants, chronic opioids

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Interventions

OTHERSurvey using a questionnaire.

A preoperative and postoperative survey questionnaire that is adapted from the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale and includes additional questions regarding their anesthesia and operative care.