Study to assess various pre-disposing factors that influence the anxiety of children before surgery.

Completed

• Conditions: Children undergoing elective surgery

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/03/012631
• Lead Sponsor: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research PGIMER Chandigarh

Brief Summary

An observational study was conducted to identify the factors affecting pre-operative anxiety in children and to correlate the baseline anxiety with anxiety at parental separation and at induction. One or both parent/s accompanying the child completed state part of the STAI to assess parental anxiety. Data was also collected on various possible predictors of anxiety like- age, father’s and mother’s education, age of the father and the mother, number of siblings and birth order, history related to previous exposure to surgery, age at previous surgery, whether the child has been seen in the PAC clinic and the number of persons accompanying the child to the hospital. The socioeconomic status of the parents was assessed using Aggarwal’s scale. The temperament of the children was measured using Temperament Measurement Schedule.Child’s anxiety was measured using the modified Yale Pre-operative Anxiety scale (m-YPAS) at 3 stress points- baseline, parental separation and at induction.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-11-17
• Study Completion: 2012-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 2018-03-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Scheduled for an elective procedure under general anaesthesia Belonging to ASA physical status I or II.
• Both in-patients and ambulatory patients were included.

Exclusion Criteria

The children with following conditions: 1.Decreased state of consciousness 2.Delay in milestones 3.Psychiatric illness 4.Neurodevelopment anomalies 5.Visual impairment 6.Known hypersensitivity to benzodiazepines 7.Those whose parents were unable to answer STAI questionnaire in English or Hindi.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pre-op anxiety in children	Pre-op room

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Predictors of pre-op anxiety in children	Pre-op room

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh; 🇮🇳 Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH, India

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh

🇮🇳Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH, India

Preethy J Mathew

Principal investigator

7087009530

tjpreethy@gmail.com