Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Evaluation of parental anxiety following three methods of pre‐anesthesia counseling: Video, brochure and verbal communication
Authors' conclusion
The results of our study suggest that pre-anesthesia counseling by video or a brochure before the day of surgery is associated with a higher reduction in parental anxiety when compared to verbal communication.
Study context
- Population
- Parents receiving pre-anesthesia counseling
- Participants
- 174 parents
- Comparison
- Pre-anesthesia counseling by video vs brochure vs verbal communication
- Group An = 58
- Group Bn = 58
- Group Cn = 58reference
- Primary endpoint
- Parental anxiety (Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory), before and after pre-anesthesia counseling
Methodological detailsprospective, three-arm
- Prospective
- Three-arm
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Final STAI score
Group A
34.69
mean · SD 5.31
Group B
36.34
mean · SD 8.59
Group C
43.59
mean · SD 3.39
P < 0.001
Further findings
| Outcome | Values |
|---|---|
| Change from baseline to final mean STAI score | Video mean 12.207 (SD 5.291) |
- Change from baseline to final mean STAI score — Video group had the greatest difference in mean baseline and final STAI scores vs brochure and verbal groups
- p .001
Original publication
Evaluation of parental anxiety following three methods of pre‐anesthesia counseling: Video, brochure and verbal communication. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 25 April 2024. doi:10.
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