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Parental participation during induction stage of children's anesthetic procedures in Israel
1Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Insights
Parents accompanying children into the operating room can reduce anxiety and fear during surgical procedures. This parental presence enhances a child's emotional well-being and self-confidence, making the experience less traumatic.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric surgery
- Child psychology
- Nursing care
Background:
- Growing recognition of long-term emotional effects of childhood hospitalization.
- Evolving perceptions of children's rights in healthcare settings.
- Shift towards increased parental involvement in pediatric surgical care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a new policy allowing parental presence in the operating room.
- To assess the impact of parental accompaniment on children's anxiety and fear.
- To understand the role of parental participation in pediatric surgical induction.
Main Methods:
- Implementation of a new policy permitting parents to accompany children to the operating room.
- Parents stayed with the child until anesthesia induction.
- Observation of children's and parents' experiences.
Main Results:
- Parental presence was found to decrease anxiety and fear in both children and parents.
- Children experienced increased self-confidence and improved mental and emotional health.
- The anesthetic procedure was facilitated and perceived as less traumatic with parental participation.
Conclusions:
- Parental accompaniment during surgical induction is crucial for pediatric patients.
- This practice plays a significant role in helping children cope with the trauma of surgery.
- Involving parents enhances the child's overall surgical experience and recovery.
Abstract:
Recognition of the long-term emotional effects on children being hospitalized for surgery and changes in the perception of children's rights have led to changes in nursing care on pediatric surgical wards and in staff attitudes. The tendency has been to involve the parents as much as possible in the pre-surgical procedure, thus decreasing anxiety and fear both in parents and children. The nursing staff at Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel has implemented a new policy and procedure for admitting children to the operating room. Parents are permitted to accompany the child to the operating room and to stay until the child falls asleep. The parents' presence contributes to the child's mental and emotional health and increases the child's self-confidence. Our experience indicates that parental participation facilitates the anesthetic procedure and makes it less traumatic. We conclude that parents, participation during surgical induction plays an important role in helping the child cope with this traumatic experience.