title: Individualised education reduces anxiety levels in children over 4 years undergoing elective surgery.
abstract: Implications for practice and research: The content and delivery of preoperative preparation programmes for children should be based on empirically validated evidence. E-health technology may represent a unique and appealing option for delivery of preoperative preparation programmes as part of a stepped-care approach to surgical preparation. Further research exploring the factors that may contribute to preoperative anxiety should be undertaken and used to support the development of e-health interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: Kristi D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*
keywords: PAEDIATRIC SURGERY