conclusions in this study, the preoperative anxiety was reduced by explaining anesthesia and surgery to the mothers and children (in mothers it was significant p < 0.05). since there is a direct relation between mothers’ and their children’s anxiety, using an effective method to reduce anxiety in children and their mothers together at the same time would be very useful for children and their mo...

BACKGROUND Preoperative anxiety is associated with adverse clinical, behavioral, and psychological outcomes. Various effective interventions targeting preoperative anxiety in children exist. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the educational intervention by residents on children and maternal anxiety and their satisfaction from anxiety management. PATIENTS AND METHODS After obt...

introduction: one of the reasons people do not refer to dental offices is anxiety over pain. preoperative education is one of non-pharmacological methods to treat anxiety. this study evaluated the effect of preoperative education on decreasing state and trait anxiety in patients referring to a dental surgery center. materials and methods: the subjects in this clinical trial consisted of all the...

There are still uncertainties regarding the appropriateness and effectiveness of various modes of delivering preoperative education. Hence, this systematic review was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of various preoperative educational interventions in reducing preoperative anxiety. Fourteen interventional trials (12 randomised controlled trials and two pre/post test trials) involving...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To update evidence of the effectiveness of preoperative education among cardiac surgery patients. BACKGROUND Patients awaiting cardiac surgery may experience high levels of anxiety and depression, which can adversely affect their existing disease and surgery and result in prolonged recovery. There is evidence that preoperative education interventions can lead to improved p...

Traditional preoperative education programs have demonstrated the beneficial effects for orthopaedic patients. However, attending preoperative education classes became too difficult for patients, their families, and their friends who traveled great distances from their homes in rural Kentucky. A multidisciplinary continuous quality improvement team from University of Kentucky Chandler Medical C...

BACKGROUND We sought to determine current utilization, importance, content, and delivery methods of preoperative education by spine surgeons in the United States for patients with lumbar radiculopathy. METHODS An online cross-sectional survey was used to study a random sample of spine surgeons in the United States. The Spinal Surgery Education Questionnaire (SSEQ) was developed based on previ...

Patient education is a major concern for perioperative nurses in an ambulatory surgery setting. It has proven difficult to develop formal preoperative teaching programs in this environment, but research has shown that preoperative education can improve patient outcomes and satisfaction with the surgical experience. Typical patient education consists of pamphlets that are given to the patient be...

this study was conducted to define the prevalence and types of corneal astigmatism in relation with corneal optical power, axial length, sex and patient age. 641 cataract patients were included in a descriptive study. complete eye examinations were included in a descriptive study. complete eye examinations were performed. the data were analysed by standard procedures including analysis of varia...