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The Role of Preoperative Educational Intervention in Reducing Parental Anxiety.
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- Effect of Educational Brochures on Preprocedural Anxiety in Pediatric Endoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2025Trial
- Preoperative interventions for reducing anxiety in school-age children undergoing surgery: a network meta-analysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Factors associated with parental anxiety in elective pediatric surgery.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Correlation between chronic pain, disability, and psychological factors (depression and anxiety) after surgery for acute orthopedic trauma.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Effects of Parental Anxiety on the Postoperative Pain and Complications of Children Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy.The Laryngoscope · 2025Observational
- Easing the Burden on Caregivers- Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Physicians and Caregivers of Children with Cleft Lip and Palate.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2025Article
- Impact of simulated animated video education on patients' disease uncertainty, anxiety, and sleep quality in digestive endoscopy examination.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Preoperative determinants of normative postoperative recovery rate following minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Article
- Keep Calm: Does parental preoperative anxiety affect post-tonsillectomy pain scores in children?European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Article
- Is cerebral palsy associated with successful ureteral access during the initial attempt at ureteroscopy for urolithiasis in children and young adults?Journal of pediatric urology · 2023Article
- Easing Parental Worries: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis on Preoperative Education Methods for Reducing Anxiety in Parents of Children Undergoing Surgery.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsReview
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Abstract
Background and objective The parents of pediatric patients admitted for elective surgery exhibit significant levels of anxiety. The reduction in parental anxiety is directly proportional to the information and counseling provided to the parents preoperatively. The parenting style in South Asian culture is different from that of western cultures and may influence the response to these interventions. In this study, we aimed to compare the mean anxiety levels between parents of children (aged three to eight years) undergoing outpatient infraumbilical surgery equipped with standardized preoperative parental education and those without. Methods This was a randomized, controlled, and blinded trial. Parents of 72 pediatric patients (aged three to eight years) undergoing elective infraumbilical daycare surgery were enrolled and were divided into two groups: an intervention (Group I) and a non-intervention (Group NI) group. Both groups received routine verbal counseling at the preoperative clinic, but a standardized brochure was provided only to Group I. Parental anxiety was measured by using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at three different time points: in the outpatient surgery suite on the day of surgery, in the preoperative area 10 minutes before shifting the child to the operating room, and finally in the recovery room. Results The baseline mean VAS score was significantly higher in Group I compared to Group NI (p=0.017). After the intervention, the mean pain score significantly decreased from baseline in Group I as compared to Group NI (mean ±SD: 4.08 ±1.6 vs. 6.08 ±1.66; p=0.0005). Conclusion The information provided through standardized written material to the parents on the day of surgery before anesthesia helped to significantly attenuate preoperative parental anxiety.
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