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. 1993 Summer;22(3):217-26.
doi: 10.1207/s15326888chc2203_4.

Parental visitation in the post-anesthesia care unit: a means to lessen anxiety

G Bru  1 , S Carmody, B Donohue-Sword, M Bookbinder
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Parental visitation in the post-anesthesia care unit: a means to lessen anxiety

G Bru et al. Child Health Care. 1993 Summer.

Abstract

Programs that assist parents and children with coping during hospitalization may minimize the emotional trauma of hospitalization and improve both child and family well-being. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of parental visitation in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) on pre- and postoperative anxiety levels of pediatric patients and parents. Sixty-eight patient-parent pairs were enrolled in the study: 20 before implementing parental visitation and 48 following implementation. Although no differences were found in children's anxiety levels pre- to postoperatively, the anxiety levels of parents who visited their children in the PACU were significantly lower postoperatively.

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