The effectiveness of therapeutic play intervention on outcomes of children undergoing inpatient elective surgery
- Conditions
- Perioperative careSurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN11421435
- Lead Sponsor
- Ministry of Health (Singapore)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 106
Children:
1. Age between 6 and 14 years old
2. Will undergo an inpatient elective surgery
3. Able to communicate verbally and be literate in either English or Chinese
4. Are accompanied by their parents (either mother or father or both) during the perioperative period
Parents:
1. Main caregiver of the child who meets the inclusion criteria
2. Able to communicate verbally and be literate in either English or Chinese
Children:
1. Having past experience of surgery
2. Having cognitive and learning disabilities identified from their medical records
3. Having a chronic illness and/or pain that requires special medical care
Parents:
1. Guardians of the child
2. Those who have past experiences of their child undergoing surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Children?s perioperative anxiety: measured by the State Anxiety Scale for Children (SAS-C) at baseline (3-7 days before operation), on the surgery day, and around 24 hours after the operation<br>2. Negative emotional manifestations: measured by the Children?s Emotional Manifestation Scale (CEMS) before the induction of anaesthesia<br>3. Postoperative pain: measured by the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) around 24 hours after the operation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Parents? perioperative anxiety: measured by the State Anxiety Scale for Adults (SAS-A) at baseline (3-7 days before operation), on the surgery day, and around 24 hours after the operation
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