Open AccessPhysician–patient interactions and communication with conscious patients during simulated cath lab procedures: an exploratory study
Author(s) -
Tanika Kelay,
Emmanuel Ako,
Christopher Cook,
Muhammad Yasin,
Matthew Gold,
Kah Leong Chan,
Fernando Bello,
Roger Kneebone,
Iqbal Malik
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bmj simulation and technology enhanced learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2056-6697
DOI - 10.1136/bmjstel-2017-000249
Subject(s) - observational study , anxiety , thematic analysis , psychological intervention , human multitasking , patient experience , medicine , patient satisfaction , feeling , psychology , nursing , qualitative research , social psychology , health care , psychiatry , cognitive psychology , social science , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth
This exploratory study investigates the feasibility for observing and evaluating intraoperative communication practices using simulation techniques. Complex procedures are increasingly performed on patients under local anaesthesia, where patients are fully conscious. Interventional cardiac procedures are one such example where patients have reported high levels of anxiety undergoing procedures. Although communication styles can serve to alleviate patient anxiety during interventions, leading to a better patient experience, there has been little observational research on communication, while patient perspectives in intraoperative contexts have been underexplored.