Preoperative anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
At operation day, pediatric patients of intervention group were educated about the preoperative preparation and anesthetic procedures, using VR video gameby which they can experience the environment o
Sponsors
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class I and II - 4-10 yrs old - Elective surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - ASA class > II - Major surgery after which patients are transferred to intensive care unit (ICU) for postoperative care - Preterm birth - Developmental delay - Hearing or vision impairment - Affective disorder - History of epilepsy or seizure - Previous experience of general anesthesia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS) score; baseline (before the VR game experience) and at reception area (before the operating room entrance) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Induction compliance checklist (ICC); during anesthetic induction Procedural Behavior rating Scale (PBRS); during anesthetic induction Parent satisfaction by numerical rating scale (NRS); The parents accompanies their children during anesthetic induction. They are asked about the whole process of anesthesia at the waiting room guided to after loss of consciousness of their children. | — |
Countries
Asia(except Japan)
Contacts
Public ContactJin-Woo Park
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Outcome results
None listed