title: Effect of informational Spanish anesthesia video on the level of anxiety and uncertainty with Native Spanish speaking parents. A pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We hypothesized that showing native Spanish speaking parents, a Spanish video explaining the risks and benefits of anesthesia within two weeks prior to surgery would reduce parental anxiety.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects were randomly assigned to video-group or non-video-group. Both groups completed PPUS, STAIT and APAIS tests before and after viewing the videos. Parents repeated the same three tests before the operation on the day of the surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results revealed a decrease in 3 points on the APAIS assessment in the non-video-group compared to 5.8 points decrease in the video-group. PPUS assessment revealed an average 1.25 points increase in the non-video-group compared to 11 points decrease in video-group. Due to the extremely low sample size, the statistical significance of the findings cannot be verified by statistical methods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hispanic parents who viewed the preanesthesia Spanish-video had lower levels of anxiety compared to those who did not watch the video.
authors.forename: Alberto J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: de Armendi
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Gillaspy
authors.forename: Marte
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Jorge A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cure
authors.forename: Amir L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Butt
authors.forename: Lindsay M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Boeckman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000523:psychology*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D035501:Uncertainty; D014741:Video Recording