Trial reportKorean journal of anesthesiology2020
Effect of transportation method on preoperative anxiety in children: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Korean journal of anesthesiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07403747 (Evaluation of the Effects of Ride-On Toy Car Use During Operating Room Transfer on Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Delirium in Preschool Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Evaluation of the Effects of Ride-On Toy Car Use During Operating Room Transfer on Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Delirium in Preschool Children
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- The effect of electric ride-on cars use during transport to the operating room on preoperative anxiety in children: a cluster randomized controlled trial.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Trial
- Preoperative anxiety management in pediatric patients: a systemic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on the efficacy of distraction techniques.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Review
- Transparency considerations for describing statistical analyses in research.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study was performed to evaluate the effect of a wagon as a transport vehicle instead of the standard stretcher car to reduce children's anxiety of separation from parents. The secondary goal was to evaluate whether this anxiolytic effect was related to age.
methodsWe divided 80 children (age 2-7 years) into two groups. The stretcher group was transferred to the operating room on a conventional stretcher car, whereas the wagon group was transferred using a wagon. The level of anxiety was evaluated three times using the Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS): in the waiting area (T0), in the hallway to the operating room (T1), and before induction of anesthesia (T2).
resultsThe mYPAS score was significantly lower in the wagon group (36.7 [31.7, 51.7]) than in the stretcher group (51.7 [36.7, 83.3]) at T1 (P = 0.007). However, there was no difference in the mYPAS score between the two groups at T2 (46.7 [32.5, 54.2] vs. 51.7 [36.7, 75.0], respectively, P = 0.057). The baseline anxiety tended to be lower with increasing age (r = -0.248, P = 0.031). During transportation to the operating room, the increase in the mYPAS score (T1-T0) was greater as the age of children decreased in the stretcher group (r = -0.340, P = 0.034). However, no correlation was observed in the wagon group (r = -0.053, P = 0.756).
conclusionThe wagon method decreased preoperative anxiety, suggesting that it may be a good alternative for reducing preoperative anxiety in children.
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