The Anxiety of Parents of Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

NCT ID: NCT01492452

Last Updated: 2011-12-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-12-31

Study Completion Date

2011-05-31

Brief Summary

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This is a randomized clinical trial. The population consisted of parents of children undergoing cardiac surgery from December 2010 to April 2011. We included parents aged over 18 years, and the following were considered exclusion criteria: inability to understand and/or answer the questions for any reason, parents of children undergoing surgery for insertion of the pacemaker and defibrillator, surgical death and not take up the case. 22 parents in the intervention group were randomized and received standardized guidelines for nursing and 22 parents participated in the control group received the guidelines and routine of the institution. Anxiety was assessed using the STAI State-Trait Inventory in the preoperative period and 48 hours after surgery the child.

Detailed Description

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anxiety

Conditions

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Anxiety

Keywords

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guidelines for nursing anxiety cardiac surgery pediatrics

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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guidelines

22 parents in the intervention group were randomized and received standardized guidelines for nursing:The guidelines took around an hour and involved pre-operative care such as bathing with detergent solution, pre-anesthetic administration (as prescribed), preoperative fasting (as prescribed), clothing, hygiene care and nail oral. They were also provided information on the endotracheal tube, tubes, catheters, epicardial pacemaker wires and electrodes to be used in the perioperative period and which remain for some period after surgery, as well as possible complications.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

standardized guidelines for nursing

Intervention Type OTHER

Information was provided regarding the preoperative preparation of the child, the same conditions and in the postoperative period, as well as information relating to housing and food for the parents. The conventional orientation took about 15 minutes.

Interventions

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standardized guidelines for nursing

Information was provided regarding the preoperative preparation of the child, the same conditions and in the postoperative period, as well as information relating to housing and food for the parents. The conventional orientation took about 15 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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parents aged over 18 years

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* We included parents aged over 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

* inability to understand and/or answer the questions for any reason,
* parents of children undergoing surgery for insertion of the pacemaker and defibrillator,
* surgical death and not take up the case
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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M A Moraes, Phd

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Institute of Cardiology

Other Identifiers

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UP4555/10

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id