The Effect of Performing Preoperative Preparation Program on School Age Children's Anxiety

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine effects of performing preoperative preparation program on children's anxiety. Methods: This study was performed in Amirkola Pediatrics Hospital, Mazandaran. A randomized controlled trail was performed on 122 children (7-12 years of age) admitted for elective surgery during 15 months. The researcher randomly assigned eligible participants in to the experimental and control groups, after pre-test baseline measurement had been taken. Analyzing was performed through independent t-test and χ2 test. P