Perioperative care Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Eligible participants (child and his/her parent in dyad) will be randomly assigned into either a control group (receiving routine care) or an experimental group (receiving 1-hour therapeutic play inte
Sponsors
Ministry of Health (Singapore)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children: 1. Age between 6 and 14 years old 2. Will undergo an inpatient elective surgery 3. Able to communicate verbally and be literate in either English or Chinese 4. Are accompanied by their parents (either mother or father or both) during the perioperative period Parents: 1. Main caregiver of the child who meets the inclusion criteria 2. Able to communicate verbally and be literate in either English or Chinese
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children: 1. Having past experience of surgery 2. Having cognitive and learning disabilities identified from their medical records 3. Having a chronic illness and/or pain that requires special medical care Parents: 1. Guardians of the child 2. Those who have past experiences of their child undergoing surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Children?s perioperative anxiety: measured by the State Anxiety Scale for Children (SAS-C) at baseline (3-7 days before operation), on the surgery day, and around 24 hours after the operation 2. Negative emotional manifestations: measured by the Children?s Emotional Manifestation Scale (CEMS) before the induction of anaesthesia 3. Postoperative pain: measured by the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) around 24 hours after the operation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parents? perioperative anxiety: measured by the State Anxiety Scale for Adults (SAS-A) at baseline (3-7 days before operation), on the surgery day, and around 24 hours after the operation | — |
Countries
Singapore
Outcome results
None listed