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[Effectiveness of audiovisual materials as a preparation for surgery in pediatric patients]
J Moix1, J Bassets, R M Caelles
1Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.
Insights
Preparing pediatric surgical patients psychologically for surgery is crucial. A pre-admission video significantly reduces patient and parent anxiety, improves hospital perception, and enhances parental satisfaction with information provided.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Surgery
- Psychological Preparation
- Patient Education
Context:
- Hospitalization and surgical procedures pose significant psychological challenges for pediatric patients and their families.
- Previous international research indicates that audiovisual aids can effectively mitigate these challenges.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the efficacy of a pre-admission video intervention for pediatric surgical patients and their parents within the Spanish hospital system.
Summary:
- The study demonstrates that showing a video about hospitalization and surgical procedures to pediatric patients and their parents before admission is highly beneficial.
- Key benefits include clarifying doubts, fostering a more positive hospital image, encouraging parental communication with children, and increasing parental satisfaction with information received.
Impact:
- The intervention significantly improves the psychological preparedness of children undergoing surgery.
- High parental satisfaction (98.2% recommendation rate) underscores the video's effectiveness in enhancing the overall patient and family experience.
Abstract:
Research on paediatric surgical patients points to the urgent need to prepare them psychologically for hospitalization and surgery. In this respect, studies conducted outside Spain have shown that seeing a video on hospitalization and procedures for surgery is an effective technique for helping children and their parents to deal with this situation. The aim of the present work was to verify the effectiveness of this technique within the context of our hospitals. The results indicate that it is highly advisable to show such a video to patients and their parents before admission to hospital, since this: 1) clears up any doubts they might have; 2) gives a friendlier image of the hospital; 3) encourages parents to talk to their children; and 4) increases satisfaction among parents concerning the information they receive. One of the data which most clearly reflects the effectiveness of using the type of the audiovisual described is that 98.2% of parents would recommend other families to see it.