Behavioral Support Before Anesthesia
Behavioral Support Before Anesthesia
Studies shows that reduced nervousness before anaesthesia may improve a course past
 anaesthesia. Therefore it is interesting to investigate how we can best help patients shortly
 before anaesthesia. A RCT with three intervention arms (with different personal support) and
 a control arm (with usual personal support) is therefore performed.

 Hypothesis: Nervousness is reduced by the new interventions compared to the usual help
 provided.
All patients receive behavioral support the last half hour before anaesthesia, but at
 different times and provided by persons with different connection to the patients.

 The last two patients in all arms will be interviewed about their experiences with the help
 offered.

 Statistic will provide results in the quantitative part of the study and analysis and
 interpretation following ideas of the French philosopher Poul Ricoeur will provide results in
 the qualitative part of the study.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  All Danish-speaking expected gynaecological cancer patients, who are offered open
 surgery at Odense University Hospital, who can speak for themselves and have the
 opportunity to have close relative to follow before anaesthesia and who accept
 participation.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Senility