Observational studyThe Laryngoscope2025
Effects of Parental Anxiety on the Postoperative Pain and Complications of Children Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy.
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The Relationship Between Parental Anxiety and Postoperative Pain and Complications in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy ± Adenoidectomy
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Factors affecting the experience of procedural and postoperative pain in children and adolescents - a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- mHealth-Supported Perioperative Care for Family Caregivers of Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy (TONAPP): Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- The impact of parental touch and companionship on the emergence period of paediatric snoring surgery under general anaesthesia.The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2026Trial
- Effects of Parental Anxiety on the Postoperative Pain and Complications of Children Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy.The Laryngoscope · 2025Observational
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the relationship between parental anxiety and postoperative pain and complications in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy.
methodsThe level of pain of the child and the pain perceived by the parent were questioned using the Wong-Baker FACES
resultsEvaluations were made of 145 patients and their parents. Of the total parents, mild anxiety was determined in 47 (32.4%) (Group 1), moderate anxiety in 70 (48.2%) (Group 2), and severe anxiety in 28 (19.3%) (Group 3). Pearson correlation analysis showed a positive correlation between parental anxiety and the pain scores of both the parents and the children. Complications developed in 1 (2.1%) patient in Group 1, in 22 (31.4%) in Group 2, and in 16 (57.1%) in Group 3 (p = 0.0001).
conclusionThe results of this study demonstrated that postoperative pain and complications were seen at a higher rate in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy whose parents had a high level of anxiety. Preoperative psychosocial support given to parents could reduce pain and complications to lower levels. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3:
trial registrationNCT06579586.
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