Introduction: Every year, millions of children and adolescents undergo surgery, 50%-75% of them experience fear and anxiety. Children are particularly susceptible to stress and anxiety surrounding surgery as a result of their cognitive development, previous experiences, and knowledge about healthcare;this leads to additional interventions to prevent and reduce these symptoms.Objective: To evaluate the effective...
Purpose: To describe the nurses' views for consideration when designing a program to prevent adolescents' anxiety in the perioperative period. Design: A qualitative descriptive case study using focus group and thematic analysis was conducted. Methods: Three face-to-face focus group interviews were conducted in October and November 2019 in the pediatric department of a university hospital. A purposive criterion ...
Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of family-centred educational interventions on the anxiety, pain and behaviours of children and adolescents (three to 19 years old) and their parents’ anxiety during the perioperative journey. Design: Systematic review of effectiveness and meta-analysis. Data sources: MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, SciELO and Sources of unpublished s...
Aim: To evaluate the e,ectiveness of family-centred educational interventions on the anxiety, pain and behaviours of children and adolescents (three to 19 years old) and their parents’ anxiety during the perioperative journey. Design: Systematic review of e,ectiveness and meta-analysis. Data sources: MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, SciELO and Sources of unpublished stu...
Objective: The objective of this review is to map the range of non-pharmacological interventions used during the perioperative period to prevent anxiety in adolescents. Introduction: Evidence shows that 80% of adolescents report having experienced significant anxiety in the perioperative period. Non-pharmacological interventions implemented in the perioperative period are recommended as a resource to help to co...