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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
GroupInterventionDescription
standard care plus preoperative preparationpreoperative preparationexperimental 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
NameTimeMethod
Children's Emotional Behaviors: The Children's Emotional Manifestation Scaleat induction of anesthesia

to assess children's emotional behaviors during stressful medical situations

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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