Preoperative Anxiety in Children
Preoperative anxiety is a phenomenon that impacts several children, parents and healthcare workers all around the world, and despite the various attempts at researching novel interventions there is a lack of treatment options available. Thus, this video describes and explains preoperative anxiety in children, along with an introduction to a potential treatment method that was created by researchers at McMaster University. Subscribe to the McMaster Demystifying Medicine YouTube channel: / demystifyingmedicine This video is provided for general and educational information only. Please consult your health care provider for Information about your health. This video was made by McMaster students Raavi Parhar, Marija Damjanovska and Kiran Mann in collaboration with the McMaster Demystifying Medicine Program Copyright McMaster University 2022 References: Chow, C. H., Van Lieshout, R. J., Schmidt, L. A., & Buckley, N. (2017). Tablet-based intervention for reducing children's preoperative anxiety: a pilot study. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 38(6), 409-416. Kain, Z. N., Mayes, L. C., Caldwell-Andrews, A. A., Karas, D. E., & McClain, B. C. (2006). Preoperative anxiety, postoperative pain, and behavioral recovery in young children undergoing surgery. Pediatrics, 118(2), 651-658. Lemos, M. F., Lemos-Neto, S. V., Barrucand, L., Verçosa, N., & Tibirica, E. (2019). Preoperative education reduces preoperative anxiety in cancer patients undergoing surgery: Usefulness of the self-reported Beck anxiety inventory. Revista brasileira de anestesiologia, 69(1), 1-6. Matthias, A. T., & Samarasekera, D. N. (2012). Preoperative anxiety in surgical patients-experience of a single unit. Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica, 50(1), 3-6. Wright, K. D., Stewart, S. H., Finley, G. A., & Buffett-Jerrott, S. E. (2007). Prevention and intervention strategies to alleviate preoperative anxiety in children: a critical review. Behavior modification, 31(1), 52-79.
