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Influence of Preoperative Support on Anxiety, Pain and Satisfaction With Postoperative Analgesia

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National Institute for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Poland

Status

Completed

Conditions

Surgery, Thoracic
Pain, Postoperative

Treatments

Behavioral: Additional information support from a psychologist
Behavioral: Routine preoperative information from a nurse

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to analyze a relationship between information support provided by an interdisciplinary team and the levels of anxiety, pain and satisfaction with postoperative analgesia in children and adolescents subjected to thoracic surgeries.

Full description

The study included 112 consecutive pediatric patients qualified for lateral thoracotomy or Ravitch procedure. The subjects were randomized to the control group (n=56) provided with a routine preoperative information from a nurse, and the experimental group (n=56) offered additional psychological consultation.

Enrollment

112 patients

Sex

All

Ages

9 to 18 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • thoracic surgery (lateral thoracotomy or Ravitch procedure),
  • the American Society of Anesthesiologists score 1 or 2.

Exclusion criteria

  • presence of a mental disorder,
  • anticancer treatment,
  • preoperative pain,
  • problems with verbal communication ,
  • lack of postoperative drainage of the chest.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

112 participants in 2 patient groups

Routine preoperative information from a nurse
Other group
Treatment:
Behavioral: Routine preoperative information from a nurse
Additional information support from a psychologist
Experimental group
Treatment:
Behavioral: Additional information support from a psychologist

Trial contacts and locations

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