Attitudes of Dermatologists Regarding Management of Preoperative Anxiety

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Research Information Sheet
Preprocedural Patient Anxiety in Dermatologic Procedures: A Cross-sectional Study of Dermatologists

Principal Investigator (PI): Sarah Nasser
                                                            Wayne State University- Dermatology Department
                                                            313-244-5453

Key Information about this Study
The purpose of this project is to determine dermatologists’ attitudes regarding pre-procedural anxiety, methods to assess patient anxiety, and preferred management of pre-procedural anxiety in their adult and pediatric patients. Participation in the research project is voluntary. It consists of a questionnaire with a socio-demographic section as well as questions concerning measurement and management of pre-procedural patient anxiety. This survey will be open for 4 months. There are no foreseeable risks. Potential participants will have an optional opportunity to be entered into a $100 Amazon® gift card giveaway conducted after data collection.

Purpose:
You are being asked to be in a research study of dermatologist’s attitudes regarding pre-procedural anxiety because you perform dermatologic procedures on patients. This study is being conducted at Wayne State University.

Study Procedures
If you take part in the study, you will be asked to fill out a survey as part of a research study. The questions include a socio-demographic section as well as questions concerning measurement and management of pre-procedural patient anxiety. All questions are required to be answered to submit the survey. Active participation is a one-time 3-4 minute survey. There will be no follow-up.

Benefits
As a participant in this research study, there may be no direct benefit for you; however, information from this study may benefit other people now or in the future.
The possible benefit to you for taking part in this research study is awareness of available anxiety-reducing methods.
Additionally, information from this study may benefit other people now or in the future.


Risks
There are no known risks at this time to participation in this study.

Costs
There will be no costs to you for participation in this research study.

Compensation
You will not be paid for taking part in this study.

Confidentiality:
All information collected about you during the course of this study will be kept without any identifiers.

Voluntary Participation /Withdrawal:
Taking part in this study is voluntary. You are free to not answer any questions or withdraw at any time. Your decision will not change any present or future relationships with Wayne State University or its affiliates.

Questions
If you have any questions about this study now or in the future, you may contact Sarah Nasser or one of her research team members at the following phone number 313-244-5453. If you have questions or concerns about your rights as a research participant, the Chair of the Institutional Review Board can be contacted at (313) 577-1628. If you are unable to contact the research staff, or if you want to talk to someone other than the research staff, you may also call the Wayne State Research Subject Advocate at (313) 577-1628 to discuss problems, obtain information, or offer input.

Participation
By completing the questionnaire, you are agreeing to participate in this study.

Participation in this research is for residents of the United States over the age of 18; if you are not a resident of the United

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* 1. Choose your country/location of work.

United States of America

International

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* 2. What is your position or level of training?

Resident

Fellow

Attending/Faculty

Nurse-practitioner or Physician-assistant

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* 3. What is your primary practice setting?

Academic

Private practice

Hybrid (academic/private)

Government/military

Outpatient facility

Other, please specify

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How many years have you been in practice?

0-9

10-19

20-29

30 or more

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* 5. How important is pre-procedural anxiety management for your practice?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

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* 6. How important do you think is pre-procedural anxiety management for the patient?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

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* 7. How often do you think pre-procedural anxiety interferes with delivery of care?

Always

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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* 8. Do you measure patient pre-procedural anxiety?

Yes

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* 9. If yes, how do you measure pre-procedural anxiety? [more than one option may be selected]

Verbal discussion

Survey or rating scale

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* 10. In adult patients, how do you manage adult anxiety in your primary practice setting? [more than one option may be selected]

Patient education

Familiarization with the facility (e.g. virtual tour)

Permitting family members to be present

Anxiety medication

Empathetic interaction

Referral to psychologist/psychiatrist

Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM)

Music therapy

No management

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 11. In pediatric patients, how do you manage pediatric anxiety in your primary practice setting? [more than one option may be selected]

Patient education

Familiarization with the facility (e.g. virtual tour)

Permitting family members to be present

Anxiety medication

Empathetic interaction

Referral to psychologist/psychiatrist

Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM)

Music therapy

No management

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Please indicate which entities have potential responsibility to manage pre-procedural anxiety. (no responsibility/ some responsibility/ major responsibility)

Dermatologists

Primary care providers

Psychiatrists or psychologists

Nurses

Patients

Family members

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* 13. Please include any additional comments about this study here.

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* 14. Thank you for completing this survey. To enter in a drawing for a $100 gift card, enter your name and email address below. [optional]

Yes

Email:

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* 1. Choose your country/location of work.

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* 2. What is your position or level of training?

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* 3. What is your primary practice setting?

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* 4. How many years have you been in practice?

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* 5. How important is pre-procedural anxiety management for your practice?

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* 6. How important do you think is pre-procedural anxiety management for the patient?

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* 7. How often do you think pre-procedural anxiety interferes with delivery of care?

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* 8. Do you measure patient pre-procedural anxiety?

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* 9. If yes, how do you measure pre-procedural anxiety? [​more than one option may be selected]​

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* 10. In adult patients, how do you manage ​adult​ anxiety in your primary practice setting? [​more than one option may be selected]​

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* 11. In pediatric patients, how do you manage ​pediatric​ anxiety in your primary practice setting? [​more than one option may be selected​]

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* 12. Please indicate which entities have potential responsibility to manage pre-procedural anxiety. (no responsibility/ some responsibility/ major responsibility)

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* 13. Please include any additional comments about this study here.

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* 14. Thank you for completing this survey. To enter in a drawing for a $100 gift card, enter your name and email address below. [​optional​]

* 9. If yes, how do you measure pre-procedural anxiety? [more than one option may be selected]

* 10. In adult patients, how do you manage adult anxiety in your primary practice setting? [more than one option may be selected]

* 11. In pediatric patients, how do you manage pediatric anxiety in your primary practice setting? [more than one option may be selected]

* 14. Thank you for completing this survey. To enter in a drawing for a $100 gift card, enter your name and email address below. [optional]