title: Patients' desire for information about anaesthesia: change in Scottish attitudes over five years.
abstract: In 1989, 49 general surgical in-patients in our hospital completed a preoperative questionnaire concerning their desire for information about anaesthesia. We have now repeated the study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Hutchison
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000639:trends*; D012606:Scotland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires