Impact of the Information Leaflet on the Anesthesia Knowledge and Anxiety Levels of Children and Parents
Anxiety, Preoperative Anxiety, Pediatric Anesthesia
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Anxiety focused on measuring Anxiety; Anesthesia; Preoperative care; Child
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- All children under the age of 18 and their parents who applied to the anesthesia outpatient clinic before the gastroenterological endoscopic procedure
- Knowing Turkish language
- Agreeing to participate in the research voluntarily
- Parent and child not having a diagnosed neuropsychiatric disease
- Literacy of the child and parent
- Not having verbal communication barrier
Exclusion Criteria:
- Refusing to participate in the research
- Not knowing Turkish language
- Having a verbal communication barrier
- Parent and child have a diagnosed neuropsychiatric disease
- Illiteracy of the child or parent
Sites / Locations
- Gazi University School of Medicine
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Active Comparator
not received information leaflet
received information leaflet
During the preoperative anesthesia clinic examination, demographic data will be recorded and routine information about anesthesia will be provided. However, the information leaflet will not be handed to the patient and parents. The m-YPAS scale for pediatric patients will be evaluated and filled by the investigators before the anesthesia induction. Parents will be asked to fill out questionnaires for anxiety assessment and anesthesia knowledge level in the waiting room before the procedure.
During the preoperative anesthesia evaluation, the children and their parents, who are included in the group who will receive information leaflets according to randomization, will be given information leaflets and both the child and their parents will be asked to read them before the procedure day. Age-appropriate brochures will be provided for children, and parent information leaflets will be provided for parents. The m-YPAS scale for pediatric patients will be evaluated and filled by the investigators before the anesthesia induction. Parents will be asked to fill out questionnaires for anxiety assessment and anesthesia knowledge level in the waiting room before the procedure.