Open Access<p>Patients’ Experience and Needs During Perioperative Care: A Focus Group Study</p>
Author(s) -
Milena Gobbo,
Roberto Saldaña,
M Enriquez Rodriguez,
J Mallolas Jimenez,
María I García-Vega,
José M de Pedro,
Luis CeaCalvo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s252670
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , focus group , anxiety , thematic analysis , anesthesia , general surgery , qualitative research , psychiatry , sociology , business , social science , marketing
Information regarding patients' needs, fears and experiences/perceptions in the perioperative setting is limited. Through two focus groups, we explored the needs, fears and experiences of patients who had recently undergone, or were scheduled for, surgery under general anaesthesia, with regard to the entire perioperative process.