The Effect of Performing Preoperative Preparation Program on School Age Children's Anxiety

Soheila Shahmohammadi; Roghieh Sadeghi; Soheil Osia; Abbas Hadipour; Nazanin Vaezzadeh; Susan Amirsalari

IJ Pediatrics

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The Effect of Performing Preoperative Preparation Program on School Age Children's Anxiety

Author(s):

Soheila Shahmohammadi¹,

Roghieh Sadeghi²,

Soheil Osia³,

Abbas Hadipour³,

Nazanin Vaezzadeh¹,

Susan Amirsalari^1,*

1Nasibeh Nursing And Midwifery School, Mazandaran University Of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

2Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

3Department of Pediatric Surgery, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Amirkola Hospital, Babol, Iran

IJ Pediatrics:Vol. 21, issue 4; 461-466

Published online:Dec 31, 2011

Article type:Research Article

Received:Sep 17, 2010

Accepted:Apr 08, 2011

How to Cite:Soheila ShahmohammadiRoghieh SadeghiSoheil OsiaAbbas HadipourNazanin VaezzadehSusan Amirsalariet al.The Effect of Performing Preoperative Preparation Program on School Age Children's Anxiety.Iran J Pediatr.21(4):461-466.

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine effects of performing preoperative preparation program on children's anxiety.
Methods: This study was performed in Amirkola Pediatrics Hospital, Mazandaran. A randomized controlled trail was performed on 122 children (7-12 years of age) admitted for elective surgery during 15 months. The researcher randomly assigned eligible participants in to the experimental and control groups, after pre-test baseline measurement had been taken. Analyzing was performed through independent t-test and χ2 test. P<0.005 was considered statistically significant. The experimental group received therapeutic play and the control group received routine preoperative information preparation.
Findings: The mean and standard deviation of the state anxiety scores of children in experimental and control groups before intervention were 35.52±6.99 and 34.98±6.78, after intervention 31.44±5.87 and 38.31±7.44 respectively. The state anxiety score was lower significantly in the experimental group prior to preoperative surgery than in the control group (P=0.000).
Conclusion: Performing preoperative program with using therapeutic play intervention is effective for preparing children before surgery and decreases their anxiety.

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