NCT03314220

The Effectiveness of Preoperative Preparation for Improving Perioperative Outcomes in Children and Caregivers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chiayi Christian Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Conditions

• Children Who Underwent Minor Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	preoperative preparation	Participants in the experimental group received standard care plus our newly developed, multicomponent family-centered preoperative preparation program. This program included the following: (1) a tour of the preoperative area and recovery room; (2) a 4-min cartoon video entitled 'I am not afraid of surgery,' which was tailored to the child; this video included 29 scenes that depicted a boy's surgical journey with a particular emphasis on strategies for addressing postoperative pain; and (3) familiarization with medical equipment such as name badges, disposable hair caps, anesthetic masks, EKG leads, and pulse oximeters, which were placed on a doll, to help children understand the surgical instruments and promote better cooperation at the time of anesthesia induction.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-05-15
• Primary completion: 2016-05-15
• Completion: 2016-05-15
• First posted: 2017-10-19
• Last updated: 2017-10-19