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Introducción: los pacientes pediátricos y sus padres sienten ansiedad antes de una cirugía, síntoma que afecta la inducción anestésica, el dolor y el comportamiento postoperatorio. El objetivo fue evaluar el efecto de la educación preoperatoria estructurada en el nivel de ansiedad de niños sometidos a cirugía electiva y de sus padres. Métodos: estudio prospectivo, aleatorio, doble ciego, en niños de 2-12 años, ASA I-II. Los participantes fueron aleatorizados en grupo control (información habitual) y grupo experimental (información estructurada). Se registraron variables demográficas, nivel de ansiedad en unidad preoperatoria y en pabellón en niños y padres; se evaluó el comportamiento de los niños durante la inducción anestésica. Análisis estadístico: t-test, x2; valores expresados en media y desviación estándar; significancia p ≤ 0,05. Resultados: se reclutaron 34 pacientes, 18 en grupo control y 16 en grupo experimental. Los valores ansiedad en niños pre-pabellón fueron 37,7 ± 21,4 en grupo control y 31,9 ± 11,5 en grupo experimental (p= 0,35); durante pre-inducción fue 43,2 ± 25,3 y 36 ± 15,5 respectivamente (p= 0,33). Los niveles de ansiedad en padres pre-pabellón fueron 42,5 ± 15,5 para grupo control y 37,6 ± 6,9 en grupo experimental (p= 0,25), y al retirarse del pabellón fueron de 45,1 ± 16,6 y 43,9 ± 9,8 respectivamente (p= 0,82). No hubo diferencias en el comportamiento durante la inducción anestésica entre ambos grupos (p= 0,24). Conclusiones: no fue posible demostrar efectos de información estructurada en niveles de ansiedad en niños que van a ser operados y en sus padres.
Introduction: Pediatric patients and their parents experience anxiety before surgery, a symptom that affects anesthetic induction, pain and postoperative behavior. The objective was to evaluate the effect of structured preoperative education on the anxiety level in children undergoing elective surgery and their parents. Methods: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study in children aged 2-12 years, ASA I-II. Patients were randomized into a control group (usual preoperative information) and an experimental group (structured information). Demographic variables, anxiety level in the preoperative unit and in operating room in children and parents were recorded; the behavior of children during anesthetic induction was evaluated. Statistical analysis: t-test, x2; values expressed as mean and standard deviation; significance p ≤ 0.05. Results: 34 patients were recruited, 18 in the control group and 16 in the experimental group. The anxiety levels in children in preoperative unit were 37.7 ± 21 and 31.9 ± 11.5.4 in control and experimental group, respectively (p = 0.35), and in operating room were 43.2 ± 25.3 and 36 ± 15.5 respectively (p = 0.33). Parental anxiety levels in preoperative unit were 42.5 ± 15.5 in control group and 37.6 ± 6.9 in experimental group (p = 0.25), and when they leaving operating room were 45.1 ± 16.6 and 43.9 ± 9.8 respectively (p = 0.82). There were no differences in the behavior during anesthetic induction between both groups (p = 0.24). Conclusions: It was not possible to demonstrate effects of structured information on anxiety levels in children undergoing surgery and in their parents.
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Objective To investigate the peoperative information needs of patents undergoing cardiac surgery and their family members.Method Toally 105 inpatients to undergo cardiac surgery and 112 family members were recruited for the survey by preoprative needs scale for patients undergoing cardiac surgery.Results The total scores on the information needs and the concerns of the patients were (39.43± 1.35) and (62.41± 1.40),respectively.The scores on desired information and concerns of their family were (39.13±1.37) and (59.82±2.35),respectively.The needs and concerns of the patients and their families for preoperative information were both at a higher level,but the concerns of the patients were at a higher level than those of their families.Conclusion Health education based on the needed information and concerns of preoperative patients undergoing cardiac surgery and their family members can improve the education effect.
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Introducción: Los padres sienten miedo y ansiedad antes de la cirugía de un hijo(a), lo que dificulta su preparación para la cirugía. Estos sentimientos podrían ser aliviados con adecuada información preoperatoria. Objetivo: Determinar las necesidades de información preoperatoria de los padres de niños que serán operados electivamente. Pacientes y método: Se encuestó a padres de pacientes pediátricos sometidos a cirugía electiva. Se registraron variables demográficas de los padres. Se evaluó la información preoperatoria que recibieron o desearían haber recibido en cuanto a contenidos, medios, oportunidad, lugar e informante. Se utilizó estadística descriptiva. Resultados: Ciento trece padres fueron encuestados, y más del 80% de ellos desea recibir información preoperatoria sobre la anestesia, la cirugía, el ayuno previo, los medicamentos y las complicaciones anestésicas, la monitorización, el manejo de la vía venosa, el manejo del dolor, la alimentación postoperatoria, el control de ansiedad, la sala de hospitalización y la de recuperación, y la entretención en recuperación. La mayoría desea ser informado verbalmente, 1 a 2 semanas antes y no el día de la cirugía; que el informante sea el cirujano en su consulta. Además, desean información a través de folletos, vídeos o talleres de simulación. Conclusiones: Los padres necesitan información preoperatoria completa de la anestesia, la cirugía y los cuidados postoperatorios, entregada verbalmente y en forma anticipada.
Introduction: Parents feel fear and anxiety before surgery is performed on their child, and those feelings could obstruct their preparation for the surgery. Preoperative information could relieve those feelings. Objective: To determine the preoperative information needs of parents of children undergoing elective surgery. Patients and method: A study was conducted on the parents of children who underwent elective surgery. Demographic data of parents were recorded. Preoperative information received or would like to have received was assessed in terms of contents, methods, opportunity, place and informant. Descriptive statistics were used. Results: Thirteen hundred parents were surveyed. More than 80% of them want preoperative information about anaesthesia, surgery, preoperative fasting, drugs and anaesthetic complications, monitoring, intravenous line management, pain treatment, postoperative feeding, anxiety control, hospitalisation room, recovery room, and entertainment in recovery room. Most want to be informed verbally, one to two weeks in advance and not on the same day of surgery. The informant should be the surgeon and in his office. In addition, they want information through leaflets, videos and simulation workshops, or guided tours. Conclusions: Parents need complete preoperative information about anesthesia, surgery and postoperative care, received verbally and in advance.
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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Anxiety/epidemiology , Parents/psychology , Preoperative Care/methods , Elective Surgical Procedures/psychology , Anxiety/etiology , Patient Education as Topic/methods , Surveys and Questionnaires , FearABSTRACT
Abstract: Surgeries are seen as stressors that trigger preoperative anxiety. Preparing the patients for surgery through preoperative teaching becomes crucial to allay anxiety level. In a cross sectional descriptive study conducted on eighty patients (age: 18–65 yr) who had undergone open abdominal surgery, 78.8% (n=63) stated that they experienced anxiety prior to surgery. Among these anxious respondents, 47.5% (n=38) experienced high state anxiety. Three of the top information that patients perceived as important to allay anxiety towards major surgery were: details of surgery, details of nursing care to surgery and information on anaesthesia. Nurses working in the surgical wards need to proactively address patients’ psychological concerns towards surgery and provide preoperative information based on patients’ needs to allay anxiety.
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to ascertain the effects of preoperative information on postoperative state anxiety, plasma cortisol, and pain for patients under total knee arthroplasty, and to provide generic data with nursing intervention for total knee arthroplasty. METHODS: Data were collected from 34 patients who had total knee arthroplasty from January 3, 2003 to January 15, 2004. An experiment group of 17 patients was provided with pre-operative information prepared by the researchers; a control group of another 17 patients was provided with general information. Data were analyzed through Chi-squared test, t-test, paired t-test and ANCOVA using SPSS WIN 11.0. RESULTS: There was no significant differences between the experiment group and the control group in post operative state anxiety(p=.612). However, there was statistically a significant difference between the above two groups in post operative plasma cortisol(p=.012). There was a statistically significant difference between the above two groups in post operative pain(p=.041). CONCLUSION: According to the results of the study, the authors concluded that the preoperative information for patients under total knee arthroplasty had the effect on the decrease of postoperative plasma cortisol and pain.