Patient Safety Checklist (PASC) in Surgical Patients

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Conditions studied: Surgery

In brief

This study aims to examine the effect of using the Patient Safety Checklist (PASC) on surgical patients' satisfaction with discharge education and their communication-related issues. This study is designed as a post-test control group randomized trial. The main questions it aims to answer are: H₀₁: There is no difference in discharge education satisfaction levels between surgical patients who use the PASC and those in the control group. H₀₂: There is no difference in communication problems between surgical patients who use the PASC and those in the control group. •H₁₁: There is a difference in discharge education satisfaction levels between surgical patients who use the PASC and those in the control group. H₁₂: There is a difference in communication problems between surgical patients who use the PASC and those in the control group. Research Question:• What are the adherence rates for each item of the PASC Checklist and the overall adherence rate among participants? Participants will: * From the day the decision for surgery is made until hospital discharge, participants will either use the Patient Safety Checklist (PASC) or receive standard perioperative care, according to their group allocation. * On the day of discharge, participants will complete the Surgical Patients' Discharge Education Satisfaction Scale, the Healthcare Communication Questionnaire, and the Health Communication Problems Scale.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07713147

Run by

Ondokuz Mayıs University

People needed

264

Starts

2026-09-20

Expected to finish

2027-01-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Willing to participate in the study.
• Scheduled to undergo elective primary major surgery.
• Aged 18 years or older.
• Undergoing a surgical procedure classified as a Category A, B, C, or D (major surgery) according to the Interventional Procedures List of the Turkish Ministry of Health.
• Able to understand and complete the checklist, with adequate cognitive ability and no impairment that would interfere with participation.
• Able to provide written informed consent in Turkish.

You may not qualify if…

• Undergoing a surgical procedure classified as Category E according to the Interventional Procedures List published by the Turkish Public Hospitals Institution.
• Belonging to vulnerable groups, including individuals who are legally restricted, prisoners, or residents of nursing homes.
• Being scheduled for day surgery.

Where it is running

• Ondokuz Mayıs University Health Practice and Research Center — Samsun, Atakum, Turkey (Türkiye)

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