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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
45
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.
Sykehus Levanger
Levanger, Norway
Satisfaction with information
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)
Time frame: 10 minutes
Preparedness for the operating room setting
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)
Time frame: 10 minutes
Perceived Stress Score (PSS-14)
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.
Time frame: 10 minutes
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