None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Primary endpoint of our study was to examine the child’s preoperative anxiety level in the study group compared to the control group. Secondary endpoint was the assessment of parental anxiety levels in the two groups. Tertiary endpoint was assessing the correlation between parental and child anxiety.
Interventions
Children aged 5-17 years, undergoing elective surgery were enrolled. During the anesthesiological visit that was conducted at least one day before surgery, the physician will give one brochure to the patient and one brochure to the caregivers. The patient's brochure contains pictures to color and it is written in a very simple (italian) language. We created two brochures based on the age of the patients (4-7 years considered as children or 8-17 years considered as adolescents). they explain how
Children aged 5-17 years, undergoing elective surgery were enrolled. During the anesthesiological visit that was conducted at least one day before surgery, the physician will give one brochure to the patient and one brochure to the caregivers. The patient's brochure contains pictures to color and it is written in a very simple (italian) language. We created two brochures based on the age of the patients (4-7 years considered as children or 8-17 years considered as adolescents). they explain how to best deal with the hospitalization period before surgery and after surgery. Similarly, in a more formal language, the parents' brochure helps them address the most common fears and questions regarding the time in hospital before and after their child's surgery. Anxiety was evaluated in children and parents during the anesthesiologic visit, before entering the operating room (at the time of separation), and before induction of anesthesia.
Sponsors
university of Naples Federico II
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
They were children aged between 5-17 undergoing general anesthesia, classified according to the American Association of Anesthesiologists as ASA I-II, who will undergo surgery at the Complex Operative Units (UOC) of Pediatric Surgery of the AOU Federico II. Parents should understand and speak Italian language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria were children with proven behavioral and cognitive impairment; use of psychoactive drugs; history of seizures, mental illness, or chronic pain
Outcome results
None listed