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Trial reportNursing open2024

The preparation of children for day surgery from the parent's viewpoint: A mixed methods study.

Heli Kerimaa, Mervi Hakala, Marianne Haapea, Willy Serlo, Tarja Pölkki

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Nursing open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Heli KerimaaResearch Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-9597-4147
Mervi HakalaResearch Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-7903-8682
Marianne HaapeaMedical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-3989-9354
Willy SerloOulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-2868-2985
Tarja PölkkiResearch Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-8301-9537
Oulu University Hospital · FI

Funding

The Research Foundation of the Mannerheim Child Protection UnionThe Society for Research in Nursing Sciences (HTTS)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe purpose of the study was to describe the preparation of children for day surgery from the parent's viewpoint.

designEmpirical Research Mixed Method.

methodsThe research applied a mixed-methods study design. The study was conducted at the Paediatric Day Surgical Department of one REDACTED between 2018 and 2020 at the same time as an associated randomised controlled conduct trial. Parents of 41 children (ages 2-6 years) completed measures assessing their preparation for day surgery and satisfaction with the procedure. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 parents to better understand their experiences.

resultsAccording to the results, most of the parents (95%) told their children about the upcoming day surgery procedure. The child was prepared for the surgery with cognitive and sensory information, and the preparation usually started at home well before the surgery. The parents' experiences with the most critical aspects of preparing their child included three main categories: (1) usability of the preparation method; (2) content and timing of the preparation method and (3) consideration of the family perspective.

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Ambulatory Surgical ProceduresResearch DesignChildEmpirical ResearchHumansParentsday surgerymixed methods researchmobile applicationnursingparentspreparationpreschool childsatisfaction

Identifiers

PMID38436537
PMCPMC10910610
OpenAlexW4392369799

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