Why the study?
What are the predictors of preoperative anxiety in parents of children undergoing ambulatory surgery?
Population
600 parents of 417 healthy infants and children undergoing elective, outpatient surgery.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support targeted maternal anxiety screening before infant or first surgeries; leaves open causal links and intervention effects.
What are the predictors of preoperative anxiety in parents of children undergoing ambulatory surgery?
Mothers of infants under one year of age and those whose children are undergoing their first surgery are at increased risk for preoperative anxiety, warranting special attention from anesthesiologists.
Litman et al. (1996) studied this question.
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