Why the study?
Does a short motion picture showing calm behavior reduce stress during anesthesia induction in children undergoing minor elective operations?
Population
38 children undergoing minor elective operations
Comparison
A short motion picture showing children behaving… vs Control group
Design
Other
Follow-up
Perioperative (during induction)
Authors
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May ease preoperative anxiety in children; hypothesis-generating given Level 5 evidence and negligible induction effect.
Does a short motion picture showing calm behavior reduce stress during anesthesia induction in children undergoing minor elective operations?
A short preparatory film showing calm behavior can reduce preoperative anxiety in children, though it may not affect distress during the actual anesthesia induction.
Vernon et al. (1974) studied this question.
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