Κατεύθυνση Προηγμένη Επείγουσα και Εντατική Παιδιατρική Νοσηλευτική Φροντίδα
Library of the School of Health Sciences

2023-09-16

2023

Simatou Ilektra

Βλαχιώτη Ευφροσύνη, Ακαδημαϊκή Υπότροφος, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΕΚΠΑ
Βαρβάρα Μπουτοπούλου, Ακαδημαϊκή Υπότροφος, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΕΚΠΑ
Βασιλική Μάτζιου, Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΕΚΠΑ

Εκτίμηση του προεγχειρητικού άγχους σε παιδιατρικούς ασθενείς και γονείς

Greek

Assessment of preoperative anxiety in the paediatric patients and their parents

Introduction: According to the national bibliography, the children and their parents ex-perience increased levels of preoperative anxiety up to 60% especially during the prepa-ration of the patient and the induction of anesthesia.
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the preoperative anxiety in the pediatric pa-tients and their parents.
Methodology: The research was a systematic review. Methodology PRISMA (Moheretal , 2009) was used in order to search for primary studies which investigate the assessment of preoperative anxiety in pediatric patients and their parents. The search for, the up to subject , researches was carried out between February and May 2023 through databases Pubmed , Google Shcolar and Scopus . In order to find studies targeted key words were used and published articles in English were selected.
Results: According to the results of this study, pediatric patients experience increased levels of preoperative anxiety. The age of a child, the gender, the history of a previous hospitalisation or the history of a previous surgery, the anxiety of the parents, the family status and the socio-economic profile of the family are factors involving with the expres-sion of preoperative anxiety in children.
Conclusions : According to the results of the study, the use of reliable equipment to as-sess the preoperative anxiety and its proper treatment, in case of risk factors, are of major importance.
Key words : preoperative anxiety, children, parents, operation, hospitalization, anxiety, pediatric patients.

Health Sciences

Preoperative anxiety, Children, Parents, Operation, Hospitalization, Anxiety, Pediatric patients.

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