The Effect of Parental Anxiety Level on the Child's Anxiety Level and Postoperative Pain in Children Undergoing Surgery.

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety; Children
• Interventions: Other: determining scores with tests

• Registration Number: NCT06404879
• Lead Sponsor: Giresun University

Brief Summary

The aim of this prospective study is to investigate whether the anxiety levels of parents of children aged 2-6 years who will undergo inguinal area surgery have an effect on the child\'s preoperative anxiety level and postoperative pain level.

Detailed Description

Hospitalization of children for any health problem or treatment is a complex and difficult process that negatively affects the child and his family and creates stress. Surgical treatment in children can be planned or unplanned, minor or major, invasive or non-invasive, but every type of surgery is considered a stressful experience. Studies have shown that by controlling the anxiety and fear experienced in the preoperative period, children can achieve faster recovery in the postoperative period, better pain tolerance and earlier discharge. For this reason, we aim to contribute to the literature by investigating whether the anxiety levels of the parents of children aged 2-6 who will undergo inguinal area surgery affect the child\'s preoperative anxiety level and postoperative pain level.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-04-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-07
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-08
• Study Start: 2025-01-30
• Primary Completion: 2025-04-01
• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Study Completion: 2025-05-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-05-16
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 81

Inclusion Criteria

• The child is between the ages of 2-6
• Patients scheduled for surgery under general anesthesia due to inguinal area pathology
• Surgery performed as planned
• There is no mental or neurological disorder in both the mother and the child.
• There are no vision, hearing or speech problems in both the mother and the child.
• Parents and children who volunteer to participate in the research
• Children with ASA I

Exclusion Criteria

• Not volunteering to participate in the study (those for whom parental consent cannot be obtained)
• Those who underwent surgery with a pathology other than the inguinal area
• Having emergency surgery
• Children at risk with ASA 2 and above
• Having a pathology that may cause difficulty in communicating with both the family and the child (such as mental retardation, neurological problem).

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
children group	determining scores with tests	Are between the ages of 2-6, are planned to undergo surgery under general anesthesia due to inguinal area pathology, No mental or neurological disorders in both mother and child No vision, hearing or speech problems in both mother and child Parents and children who volunteer to participate in the research will be included in the study. Those who did not volunteer to participate in the study, Undergoing surgery with a pathology other than the inguinal area, Having emergency surgery Children with pathologies (mental retardation, neurological problems, etc.) that may cause difficulty in communicating with both the family and the child will not be included in the study.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain levels of children undergoing surgery	postoperative period	Pain levels of all children taken to the recovery unit will be measured with the FLACC (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolabilityscale) score at the 5th, 10th, 20th and 30th minutes.
Anxiety level of the child undergoing surgery	preoperative and intraoperative period	According to the m-YPAS (modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety) scale, children's anxiety levels will be calculated in the preoperative waiting room (T1) and when the anesthesia ventilation mask is shown (T4).
Anxiety level of parents	preoperative period	It will be measured with STAI-I and STAI-II (State-Trait Anxiety Scale) scale forms.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
heart rate	up to 8 hour postoperative	beats/min
complication	up to 24 hour postoperative	such as nausea, vomiting and desaturation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Giresun Gynecology and Pediatrics Training Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Giresun, Centre, Turkey