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Parental stress in paediatric day-case surgery
Martina Hug1, Martin Tönz, Georges Kaiser
1University Children's Hospital, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland. Martina.Hug@kispi.unizh.ch
Pediatric Surgery International
|January 6, 2005
Summary
Parental stress from day-case surgery remains high despite improved information. Interventions focused on pain management may be key to reducing parental anxiety in pediatric surgical patients.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Surgery
- Psychological Stress
- Healthcare Interventions
Background:
- Day-case surgery causes significant stress for children and parents.
- Parental stress is linked to insufficient preparation and postoperative pain.
- Previous interventions aimed to improve information and pain management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the impact of interventions on parental stress after day-case surgery.
- To evaluate changes in parental stress and pain management over time.
- To identify factors influencing parental stress in pediatric surgical settings.
Main Methods:
- Prospective survey analysis of parents undergoing day-case surgery.
- Data collected via unchanged questionnaires across three distinct periods (1995-2000).
- Analysis of 1,490 questionnaires assessing parental information, stress, and pain management.
Main Results:
- Parental feelings of being well-informed significantly improved (91% to 97%).
- Moderate to severe parental stress levels did not significantly change (16% to 19%).
- Analgesic administration increased, yet home pain control issues remained constant.
Conclusions:
- Despite enhanced information, parental stress from day-case surgery did not significantly decrease.
- Further improvements in coping with pain-related problems may be necessary.
- The effectiveness of current interventions on parental stress requires further investigation.