The Effect of Parental Anxiety Level on the Child's Anxiety Level and Postoperative Pain in Children Undergoing Surgery.

NCT ID: NCT06404879

Last Updated: 2026-01-28

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 81 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-05-16

Brief Summary

The aim of this prospective study is to investigate whether the anxiety levels of parents of children aged 2-6 years who will undergo inguinal area surgery have an effect on the child's preoperative anxiety level and postoperative pain level.

Detailed Description

Hospitalization of children for any health problem or treatment is a complex and difficult process that negatively affects the child and his family and creates stress. Surgical treatment in children can be planned or unplanned, minor or major, invasive or non-invasive, but every type of surgery is considered a stressful experience. Studies have shown that by controlling the anxiety and fear experienced in the preoperative period, children can achieve faster recovery in the postoperative period, better pain tolerance and earlier discharge. For this reason, we aim to contribute to the literature by investigating whether the anxiety levels of the parents of children aged 2-6 who will undergo inguinal area surgery affect the child's preoperative anxiety level and postoperative pain level.

Conditions

Anxiety; Children

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

children group

Are between the ages of 2-6, are planned to undergo surgery under general anesthesia due to inguinal area pathology, No mental or neurological disorders in both mother and child No vision, hearing or speech problems in both mother and child Parents and children who volunteer to participate in the research will be included in the study.

Those who did not volunteer to participate in the study, Undergoing surgery with a pathology other than the inguinal area, Having emergency surgery Children with pathologies (mental retardation, neurological problems, etc.) that may cause difficulty in communicating with both the family and the child will not be included in the study.

determining scores with tests

Intervention Type: OTHER

Parents of children preparing for the operation will be given a child and family information form and STAI-I and STAI-II (State-Trait Anxiety Scale) scale forms and will be asked to fill them out themselves.

An anesthesia technician blind to the content of the study will calculate and take notes on the children's anxiety levels, according to the m-YPAS (modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety) scale, in the preoperative waiting room (T1) and when the anesthesia ventilation mask is shown (T4).

FLACC (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolabilityscale) scores and spO2, pulse values and complications such as nausea, vomiting and desaturation at the 5th, 10th, 20th and 30th minutes of all children taken to the recovery unit in the postoperative period will be recorded by the recovery unit nurse. . Children who are thought to have pain according to the FLACC score will be given 0.5 mg/kg meperidine as rescue analgesia and a note will be taken.

Interventions

determining scores with tests

Parents of children preparing for the operation will be given a child and family information form and STAI-I and STAI-II (State-Trait Anxiety Scale) scale forms and will be asked to fill them out themselves.

An anesthesia technician blind to the content of the study will calculate and take notes on the children's anxiety levels, according to the m-YPAS (modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety) scale, in the preoperative waiting room (T1) and when the anesthesia ventilation mask is shown (T4).

FLACC (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolabilityscale) scores and spO2, pulse values and complications such as nausea, vomiting and desaturation at the 5th, 10th, 20th and 30th minutes of all children taken to the recovery unit in the postoperative period will be recorded by the recovery unit nurse. . Children who are thought to have pain according to the FLACC score will be given 0.5 mg/kg meperidine as rescue analgesia and a note will be taken.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• The child is between the ages of 2-6
• Patients scheduled for surgery under general anesthesia due to inguinal area pathology
• Surgery performed as planned
• There is no mental or neurological disorder in both the mother and the child.
• There are no vision, hearing or speech problems in both the mother and the child.
• Parents and children who volunteer to participate in the research
• Children with ASA I

Exclusion Criteria

• Not volunteering to participate in the study (those for whom parental consent cannot be obtained)
• Those who underwent surgery with a pathology other than the inguinal area
• Having emergency surgery
• Children at risk with ASA 2 and above
• Having a pathology that may cause difficulty in communicating with both the family and the child (such as mental retardation, neurological problem).

• Minimum Eligible Age: 2 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 6 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Giresun University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Dilek Yeniay

Anesthesiology and Reanimation physician

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Dilek YENİAY

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Anesthesiolgy, Giresun University

Locations

Giresun Gynecology and Pediatrics Training Research Hospital

Giresun, Centre, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

25.09.2023/07

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id