تأثیر مداخلات روانی- آموزشی بر درد کودکان بعد از عمل جراحی برداشتن لوزه ها

&nbsp; Abstract &nbsp; Background & Aim: Fear of unknowns before a surgery makes children to experience more pain after these procedures. This study was performed to examine the effect of preoperative psycho- educational interventions on postoperative pain and return to normal life in children undergoing tonsillectomy in Shiraz city. &nbsp; Material & Methods: It was a quasi- experimental study. Convenience- systematic sampling was used to recruit 199, 9 - 12 years old children admitted for tonsillectomy to Dastgheib hospital in Shiraz city. They were randomly assigned to either experimental (n=100) or control group (n=99). The experimental group received psycho- educational interventions including a 45- minute session. Postoperative pain was assessed by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and return to normal activity was evaluated by a brief questionnaire. Data was analyzed by t-test, Chi-square test and repeated measurements design using SPSS-PC (v. 11). &nbsp; Results: The results revealed that psycho-educational interventions results in rapid return to normal activity in experimental group (p < 0.05) but it has no statistically significant effect on post -operative pain (p= 0.316). &nbsp;Conclusion: The study provided no empirical evidence in support of effectiveness of using psycho- educational interventions for reducing postoperative pain in children but it could be an effective method for rehabilitation of children after tonsillectomy. &nbsp; Received: 15 Jul 2013 &nbsp; Accepted: 17 Oct 2013