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Objective: Undergoing a neurosurgical procedure is thought to be traumatic and anxiety provoking which can affect treatment decisions. This study aims to explore the attitude and perception of neurosurgery.
Method: Eight semi-structured open-ended questions were administered to 47 patients who underwent neurosurgery from 2018 October to 2019 April. Two questions which were common to pre and post-operative conditions explored the patients’ emotional responses before and after the surgery. The two other questions explored the communication between the patient and the doctor. To determine the moderating factors responsible for the attitude-change, two additional questions were administered postoperatively. The patients were interviewed a week before and two days after the surgery. The patient responses in verbatim were recorded and were subjected to open and axial coding.
Results: After thematic analysis the emerging themes were noted. The overarching themes were 1) The patients experience worry before the surgery. 2) The patients are comfortable in their communication with the doctor before getting operated. 3) Post-surgery, the patients experience a dip in their worry. 4) A significant percentage of patients is happy with the information received from their doctor. 5) Majority of the patients reports satisfaction with the communication between them and the doctor. 6) There is a section of patients who are not comfortable despite the information they have received.
Conclusion: The patients experience anxiety before and after the surgery and have concerns about the future. The communication skills of the treating doctor have a moderating effect on the patients’ perception of neurosurgery.
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Attitudes, neurosurgery, qualitative
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Objective: Undergoing a neurosurgical procedure is thought to be traumatic and anxiety provoking which can affect treatment decisions. This study aims to explore the attitude and perception of neurosurgery.
Method: Eight semi-structured open-ended questions were administered to 47 patients who underwent neurosurgery from 2018 October to 2019 April. Two questions which were common to pre and post-operative conditions explored the patients’ emotional responses before and after the surgery. The two other questions explored the communication between the patient and the doctor. To determine the moderating factors responsible for the attitude-change, two additional questions were administered postoperatively. The patients were interviewed a week before and two days after the surgery. The patient responses in verbatim were recorded and were subjected to open and axial coding.
Results: After thematic analysis the emerging themes were noted. The overarching themes were 1) The patients experience worry before the surgery. 2) The patients are comfortable in their communication with the doctor before getting operated. 3) Post-surgery, the patients experience a dip in their worry. 4) A significant percentage of patients is happy with the information received from their doctor. 5) Majority of the patients reports satisfaction with the communication between them and the doctor. 6) There is a section of patients who are not comfortable despite the information they have received.
Conclusion: The patients experience anxiety before and after the surgery and have concerns about the future. The communication skills of the treating doctor have a moderating effect on the patients’ perception of neurosurgery.
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