Using a children's book to prepare children and parents for elective ENT surgery: Results of a randomized clinical trial

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-41

  Felder Puig, Rosemarie ^a   Maksys, Anna ^a   Noestlinger, Christiane ^b   Gadner, Helmut ^a   Stark, Herbert ^a   Pfluegler, Angela ^a   Topf, Reinhard ^a  

^a ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b Ctr for Eval/Program Development   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Children; Distress; Preoperative preparation

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; READING; SELF REPORT; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; BIBLIOTHERAPY; BOOKS; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0037246866     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(02)00359-2     Document Type: Article

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