The Effectiveness of Preoperative Preparation for Improving Perioperative Outcomes in Children and Caregivers
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Children Who Underwent Minor Surgery
- Interventions
- Behavioral: preoperative preparation
- Registration Number
- NCT03314220
- Lead Sponsor
- Chiayi Christian Hospital
- Brief Summary
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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 66
Inclusion Criteria
- aged 3-12 years, received general anesthesia, and admitted for elective outpatient ear, nose and throat, orthopedic, ophthalmology or general surgery.
Exclusion Criteria
- Children with severe development delay or chronic illness were excluded. Caregivers were excluded if they could not accompany their child to the hospital on the day of the surgery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description standard care plus preoperative preparation preoperative preparation experimental group received standard care plus preoperative preparation, which included a tour, a cartoon video depicting a boy's surgical journey and familiarization with medical equipment.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Children's Emotional Behaviors: The Children's Emotional Manifestation Scale at induction of anesthesia to assess children's emotional behaviors during stressful medical situations
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method