Communication Training for the Preoperative Anesthesia Consultation Reduces Anxiety: A Prospective, Patient-Blinded Pre–Post Intervention Study
A single session of risk communication training for anesthesiologists can significantly enhance the reduction of anesthesia-related anxiety in patients. This finding shows that evidence-based educational interventions on risk communication are feasible and effective when transferred from the study setting to clinical practice.
Authors
- Nina Zech
- Anna E. Bauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7771-930X)
- Ernil Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0931-3789)
Institutions
- Apple (Israel) (IL)
- Endangered Language Fund (US)
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007791
- Primary Topic
- Music Therapy and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00