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Perioperative anxiety in children
Author(s) -
FORTIER MICHELLE A.,
DEL ROSARIO ANTONIO M.,
MARTIN SARAH R.,
KAIN ZEEV N.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03263.x
Subject(s) - anxiety , perioperative , medicine , anesthesia , clinical psychology , psychiatry
Summary Objectives & Aim: The purpose of this investigation was to examine children’s anxiety across the perioperative setting. Background: Although several studies have examined preoperative anxiety in children, few researchers have illustrated perioperative anxiety; that is, anxiety in children throughout the pre and postoperative continuum. Methods: Participants were 261 children ages 2–12. Anxiety was rated prior to surgery, immediately after surgery, and for 2 weeks at home following surgery. Results: Low child sociability and high parent anxiety predicted perioperative anxiety. Perioperative anxiety was related to postoperative pain and negative postoperative behavioral change. Conclusions: Identification and prevention of anxiety in children can help prevent negative outcomes following surgery.