Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Parent Satisfaction With Pediatric Anesthesia—A Cross‐Sectional, Multicenter Study in Norway
Authors' conclusion
Even if parents are overall satisfied with anesthesia care, improvement areas regarding the preparation of parents and control of postoperative symptoms were detected.
Study context
- Population
- Parents of children undergoing anaesthesia at three hospitals in Norwayparents responded
- Participants
- 234 parents
- Outcome
- Parent satisfaction with pediatric anesthesia (Norwegian pediatric anesthesia parent satisfaction survey, NPAPS)
Methodological detailsmulticentre, questionnaire survey (NPAPS)
- Multicentre
- Questionnaire survey (NPAPS)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Parent satisfaction (ranges across hospitals)
- Agreed child received highest quality care
- 96.4%-97.4%
- Agreed questions were responded to
- 94.6%-97.6%
- Agreed information was understandable
- 96.4%-97.4%
- Agreed amount of information was appropriate
- 96.4%-97.4%
- Agreed child's integrity was respected
- 94.6%-97.4%
- Agreed child treated respectfully and professionally
- 96.45%-97.6%
- Agreed personnel paid attention to parent's concerns
- 93.8%-94.7%
- Disagreed with being explained how child might feel physically and emotionally after anesthesia
- 9.5%-10.5%
- Disagreed with being satisfied with the way child fell asleep and woke up from anesthesia
- 5.3%-7.1%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- No factors associated with level of parent satisfaction; few differences between hospitals
Original publication
Parent Satisfaction With Pediatric Anesthesia—A Cross‐Sectional, Multicenter Study in Norway. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 15 March 2025. doi:10.
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