Caregivers' reactions to preoperative procedures in outpatient pediatric surgery
Objective: To identify pediatric caregivers' reactions in outpatient surgery settings. Methods: A quantitative descriptive/exploratory survey-based study involving application of a semi-structured questionnaire to 62 caregivers in two hospitals. Results: Most caregivers (88.7%) were mothers who...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP |
| Idioma: | inglés portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/57593 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082016AO3624 https://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/57593 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Medical chaperones Fasting Ambulatory surgical procedures Orientation Preoperative period Acompanhantes formais em exames físicos Jejum Procedimentos cirúrgicos ambulatórios Orientação Período pré-operatório |
| Sumario: | Objective: To identify pediatric caregivers' reactions in outpatient surgery settings. Methods: A quantitative descriptive/exploratory survey-based study involving application of a semi-structured questionnaire to 62 caregivers in two hospitals. Results: Most caregivers (88.7%) were mothers who submitted to preoperative fasting with their children. Nervousness, anxiety and concern were the most common feelings reported by caregivers on the day of the surgery. Conclusion: Medical instructions regarding preoperative procedures had significant positive impacts on patient care, and on patient and caregiver stress levels. |
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