pre operative anxiety assessment and contributing factors in parents in pediatric surgery theater

a b s tract b a c kground:   hospitalization and surgery are among of the most difficult experiences for the children and their parents have to face. many parents experience preoperative anxiety during the hospitalization of their children. o b j ec t i v e s : this study attempts to quantify pre operative anxiety in the parents of children admitted to hospital for elective surgery and to isolate factors associated with increased anxiety. patients and methods: in a cross-sectional study, all parents consecutively admitted to the study hospitals ( shahid beheshti hospital in kashan and emam hossein  hospital in esfahan)  were assessed.  in this study, the spielberger’s state-trait anxiety inventory