The introduction of a paediatric anaesthesia information leaflet: An audit of its impact on parental anxiety and satisfaction

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 124-130

  Bellew, M ^a   Atkinson, K R ^a   Dixon, G ^a   Yates, A ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Information provision; Informed consent; Preoperative anxiety; Preparation for surgery

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; PARENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; PAMPHLETS; PARENTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036172262     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.00788.x     Document Type: Article

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