Children's preoperative anxiety and postoperative behaviour

Effects of patient education and therapeutic suggestions on cataract surgery patients: A randomized controlled clinical trial

“…Former studies confirmed that cataract surgery patients often experience fear and anxiety [3][4][5] not only during but also before and after the operation, and during post-operative visits [6,7]. The consequences of high perioparative anxiety range from increased pain sensitivity [2], blood pressure and heart rate [8], medication requirement [9], and reduced compliance during the procedure [10]. In addition, researchers found elevated intraocular pressure as a result of stress [11,12].…”

Using an Educational Multimedia Application to Prepare Children for Outpatient Surgeries

“…Several studies have documented this relationship between child and parental anxiety (Fincher, Shaw & Ramelet, 2012). In addition, preoperative educational programs concerning the hospital and medical procedures may reduce parental anxiety USING AN EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA 8 (Watson & Visram, 2003), not only when preoperative information is provided directly to parents, but also through their child's preparation (Watson & Visram, 2003), given that parents could be indirectly involved in the activities through their child (Fincher et al, 2012). Thus, we also expected that parents in the Educational Multimedia Group would report less anxiety than those in the Control and in the Entertainment Video Game Group (H6).…”

The effects of clown intervention on worries and emotional responses in children undergoing surgery

“…Watson and Visram (2003) have found that children who felt more distress during a previous medical procedure were more likely to experience high levels of anxiety in futures interventions.…”