Why the study?
Is the Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale a reliable and valid tool for assessing preoperative anxiety in young children?
Is the Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale a reliable and valid tool for assessing preoperative anxiety in young children?
The Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing anxiety in children prior to surgery.
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May support YPAS use for preoperative anxiety assessment in young children; leaves open need for larger prospective validation.
Kain et al. (1995) studied this question.
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