A randomized clinical trial of an eHealth intervention on anxiety in patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery

CONCLUSIONS: Delivery of an eHealth intervention in this RCT did not result in an improvement in anxiety scores in patients awaiting AAA surgery. Uptake of the eHealth tool was low, although it resulted in lower anxiety scores in those participants who actually used it.CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT03157973 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).PMID:34021309 | DOI:10.1093/bjs/znab151
Source: The British Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research