Evaluation of Interventions to Improve Pain Relief, Perceived Anxiety and Recovery in Participants Receiving Office Based Surgery

This research will evaluate the impact of interventions to improve pain relief and recovery following office based surgery. There will be three phases to this research. The first phase will focus on predicting recovery from office based vein surgery using a multiple regression analysis. Phase two will incorporate a randomised controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of a range of interventions in anxiety and pain reduction and recovery for office based vein surgery patients. The final phase of the investigation will utilise qualitative methodology to explore patients\' experiences of each intervention and their opinions about what was and was not effective.