Effects of Different Parental Involvement on Anxiety and Delirium

Karaman Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Child Behavior; Anxiety State

Treatments: Procedure: Procedure: Both parents will accompany the children.; Procedure: Procedure: Selection of parent(mother or father) according to children preference

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06634680

04- 2024/15

Details and patient eligibility

About

Induction of anesthesia in surgical procedures can be a distressing process for both children and their parents. Nonpharmacological behavioral interventions, unlike sedative medications, can reduce children's anxiety without adverse effects. The effect of having both parents present during anesthesia induction on children's anxiety and parents' anxiety has not yet been documented.

This study will aim to evaluate the effect of having both parents present during anesthesia induction on children's and parental anxiety during the perioperative period.

Full description

Surgery can be very stressful for patients, especially children. Studies show that 50-75% of children experience fear and anxiety when undergoing surgery and being put under anesthesia. This anxiety can have adverse effects on their recovery, leading to more extended hospital stays, increased pain, and behavioral issues. To address this, various medical and non-medical approaches are used to ease children's fears. One such approach is allowing parents to be with their children until the anesthesia takes effect. This study aims to assess how having both parents present during this time impacts the child's anxiety levels.

The effect of parental presence on the anxiety of children and parents was studied in various studies. Whether both parents affect anxiety has not been studied yet. In this study the investigators will evaluate the anxiety of children by using mYPAS.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 80 children of both sex, aged 5-12 years with ASA physical Status I-II will be enrolled

Exclusion criteria

• Mentally challenged
• Deaf Child
• Cerebral Palsy
• Premedicated Child
• Language Problem
• Uncooperative
• History of psychiatric disease in children or the parents
• Previous surgery or anesthesia history

Trial design

80 participants in 2 patient groups

Group Child Preference

Description:

The children will prefer parents (mother or father) who will accompany them in the preoperative holding area and at induction.

Treatment:

Procedure: Procedure: Selection of parent(mother or father) according to children preference

Group Both Parents

Description:

Both parents will accompany the child in the preoperative holding area and at induction.

Treatment:

Procedure: Procedure: Both parents will accompany the children.