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Exploring influencing factors of postoperative pain in school-age children undergoing elective surgery.
- Source :
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Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing . Jul2013, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p243-252. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the influencing factors of postoperative pain among children undergoing elective surgery. Design and Methods A survey was conducted in 2011 with a convenience sample of 66 children, 6 to 14 years old, in a tertiary hospital in Singapore. Results Children experienced moderate preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain. Gender, preoperative anxiety, and negative emotional behaviors were significant influencing factors for postoperative pain. Boys reported less postoperative pain than girls. Practice Implications Effective strategies for assessing and managing children's preoperative anxiety are needed to achieve an optimal postoperative pain management outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SURGERY & psychology
*ANALYSIS of variance
*ANXIETY
*ASIANS
*CHILD behavior
*CHILDREN'S hospitals
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*STATISTICAL correlation
*RESEARCH methodology
*NURSING practice
*OPERATING rooms
*PATIENTS
*PEDIATRIC nursing
*POSTOPERATIVE care
*POSTOPERATIVE pain
*PUBLIC hospitals
*STATISTICAL sampling
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*SURGERY
*ELECTIVE surgery
*SURVEYS
*T-test (Statistics)
*STATISTICAL power analysis
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*EDUCATIONAL attainment
*PAIN measurement
*CROSS-sectional method
*RESEARCH methodology evaluation
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*SYMPTOMS
*CHILDREN
RESEARCH evaluation
PAIN risk factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15390136
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 104192457
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jspn.12030