Aim To explore the effectiveness of preoperative psychological preparation programmes
aimed to reduce paediatric preoperative anxiety and the potential factors that could have an …

Understanding the different modifiable and non‐modifiable factors and their positive or
negative influence on parental and child satisfaction is essential to providing high‐quality …

Background Children often have unmet information needs when attending hospital, and this
can cause them anxiety and uncertainty. If children are prepared and informed about what …

Purpose To determine the effect of the drawing and writing technique on the anxiety level of
children undergoing cancer treatment in hospital. Method Research was conducted in the …

Aim To explore children's perspectives when facing anaesthesia and surgery. Design
Interpretative qualitative design. Methods Children undergoing outpatient surgery were …

Aims and objectives To describe the experiences of participation in perioperative care of 8‐
to 11‐year‐old children. Background All children have the right to participate in decisions …

The provision of information is an individual entitlement and a prerequisite to enabling
children to understand their illness, make choices about their health care and be involved in …

Aim: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a storybook, entitled, The Tale of
Woody's Tonsils, written by Anne Marie Tunney, on reducing the level of anxiety of children …

Introduction Children experience anesthetization as stressful, and many preoperative
measures have been tested for reducing their anxiety. There is, however, little research …

Aim. The aim of this study is to explore children's, young people's and parents' pre‐operative
experiences of continent stoma formation. Background. Current research investigating …