Caregivers' reactions to preoperative procedures in outpatient pediatric surgery

OBJECTIVE: To identify pediatric caregivers' reactions in outpatient surgery settings. METHODS: A quantitative descriptive/exploratory survey-based study involving application of a semi-structured questionnaire to 62 caregivers in two hospitals. RESULTS: Most caregivers (88.7%) were mothers who...

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Autores principales: Velhote, André Bohomol, Bohomol, Elena, Velhote, Manoel Carlos Prieto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5234754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27759831
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082016AO3624
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To identify pediatric caregivers' reactions in outpatient surgery settings. METHODS: A quantitative descriptive/exploratory survey-based study involving application of a semi-structured questionnaire to 62 caregivers in two hospitals. RESULTS: Most caregivers (88.7%) were mothers who submitted to preoperative fasting with their children. Nervousness, anxiety and concern were the most common feelings reported by caregivers on the day of the surgery. CONCLUSION: Medical instructions regarding preoperative procedures had significant positive impacts on patient care, and on patient and caregiver stress levels.

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