This study aimed to accomplish the following objectives: 1. Develop a family-centered preoperative preparation program. 2. Evaluate the effectiveness of this program in terms of children's preoperative emotional behaviors, postoperative behavior, and posthospital behavior and caregivers' anxiety.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
66
Participants in the experimental group received standard care plus our newly developed, multicomponent family-centered preoperative preparation program. This program included the following: (1) a tour of the preoperative area and recovery room; (2) a 4-min cartoon video entitled 'I am not afraid of surgery,' which was tailored to the child; this video included 29 scenes that depicted a boy's surgical journey with a particular emphasis on strategies for addressing postoperative pain; and (3) familiarization with medical equipment such as name badges, disposable hair caps, anesthetic masks, EKG leads, and pulse oximeters, which were placed on a doll, to help children understand the surgical instruments and promote better cooperation at the time of anesthesia induction.
Children's Emotional Behaviors: The Children's Emotional Manifestation Scale
to assess children's emotional behaviors during stressful medical situations
Time frame: before the operative day
Children's Emotional Behaviors: The Children's Emotional Manifestation Scale
to assess children's emotional behaviors during stressful medical situations
Time frame: the morning in the day of surgery
Children's Emotional Behaviors: The Children's Emotional Manifestation Scale
to assess children's emotional behaviors during stressful medical situations
Time frame: at induction of anesthesia
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