[Tales for children or how to provide information regarding surgical interventions]

The authors present the design and evaluation of an informative tale directed at children who are scheduled to undergo surgery in order to get them used to the aforementioned surgical procedure with the objective of reducing their fears, generating their confidence and increasing their cooperation with the procedure. This information is directed at children who undergo surgery at the San Cecilio University Hospital in Granada. This tale is given when a child is in the anesthetics office so that he/she can read it and interact with it, coloring it or personalizing it with stickers which he/she brings. Those children interviewed liked this tale a lot, understood the story and its message, and placed a lot of interest in reading it. The authors believe that this tool is well-designed and serves so that children get to know what a hospital is and how their entire surgical procedure will occur; as such, it serves a useful purpose for parents. The reaction received thus far indicates that this informative tale is a highly recommended tool.