Open AccessWeb-Based Tailored Intervention for Preparation of Parents and Children for Outpatient Surgery (WebTIPS)
Author(s) -
Zeev N. Kain,
Michelle A. Fortier,
Jill Chorney,
Linda C. Mayes
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000000610
Subject(s) - medicine , the internet , web application , coping (psychology) , intervention (counseling) , distraction , outpatient surgery , medical education , patient education , multimedia , world wide web , nursing , surgery , computer science , ambulatory , clinical psychology , neuroscience , biology
As a result of cost-containment efforts, preparation programs for outpatient surgery are currently not available to the majority of children and parents. The recent dramatic growth in the Internet presents a unique opportunity to transform how children and their parents are prepared for surgery. In this article, we describe the development of a Web-based Tailored Intervention for Preparation of parents and children undergoing Surgery (WebTIPS).