Anxiety, Consumer Satisfaction
Conditions
Keywords
Parents, Patient Education as Topic, Preoperative Care, Pamphlets
Brief summary
Children who will have surgery and need anesthesia, and their parents are often anxious and show signs of stress and discomfort. A main reason for concern and anxiety is fear of anesthesia and surgery, and lack of knowledge of what is going to happen. The purpose of the study is to see if a specific preoperative information brochure aimed at the parents will make the parents feel better prepared for the procedures.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSpecific information brochure
A purpose-designed brochure about anesthesia and surgery in the ear in children is developed by the investigators. This brochure has photos and describes the procedures the child is going through.
Sponsors
Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Parents with children undergoing ear-nose-throat surgery in the study period
Exclusion criteria
* Parents who do not speak nor read Norwegian. * Parents who do not want to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction with information | 10 minutes | Self-reported satisfaction with provided information on a 5 point Likert scale where 1 is less satisfied and 5 is high satisfaction (range 1-5). In total four questions (sum score range 4-20) |
| Preparedness for the operating room setting | 10 minutes | Self-reported to what degree parents feel prepared as to what will happen before/during induction of anaesthesia on a 5 point Likert scale where 1 is less prepared and 5 is very well prepared (range 1-5). In total two questions (sum score range 2-10) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceived Stress Score (PSS-14) | 10 minutes | Self-reported perceived stress measured by 14 questions on a 5-point Likert scale where 1 is Never and 5 is very often. Range for the total score is 1-70. |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed