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Child-focused perioperative education: helping children understand and cope with surgery
Insights
Children’s unique developmental stages require tailored perioperative education and support. Therapeutic play enhances understanding, compliance, and satisfaction for pediatric patients and their families during hospitalization.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Healthcare
- Child Psychology
- Perioperative Care
Background:
- Children's experiences of hospitalization and surgery differ significantly from adults due to developmental and life factors.
- Existing literature supports the need for specialized approaches in pediatric perioperative care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To emphasize the importance of adapting perioperative education and support for children.
- To highlight the benefits of therapeutic play in pediatric healthcare settings.
Main Methods:
- Review of literature on pediatric perioperative care and therapeutic interventions.
- Application of developmental psychology principles to healthcare practices.
Main Results:
- Tailored preparatory and concurrent education improves pediatric patient and family outcomes.
- Therapeutic play is an effective intervention throughout the perioperative journey.
- This approach enhances understanding, compliance, and satisfaction for children and families.
Conclusions:
- Healthcare providers must recognize and address the unique needs of children undergoing hospitalization and surgery.
- Integrating therapeutic play and tailored support is crucial for a patient-centered approach in pediatric perioperative care.
Abstract:
It is essential for all health care providers to remember that children experience hospitalization and perioperative experiences differently than adults because of their development stage and personal life experiences. Advocating for preparatory and concurrent perioperative education and support continues to be supported in the literature. Therapeutically based play and support can be adapted throughout the perioperative setting, from start to finish. It can also promote understanding, compliance, and satisfaction for both the child and family, and can provide the health care worker with a more satisfying patient-focused plan of care.