Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of watching short videos in
the preoperative waiting room on preoperative anxiety in children.
Design
This study was designed as a prospective, randomized trial including 69 ASA I-II patients
aged 5 to 12 years who were scheduled for elective surgery.
Methods
The children were randomly allocated to two groups. The experimental group browsed
short videos on a social media platform (eg, YouTube short, TikTok, Instagram reels)
for 20 minutes in the preoperative waiting room, but the control group did not. Children's
preoperative anxiety was determined by the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale
(mYPAS) at different time points: on arrival in the preoperative waiting room (T1),
right before being taken to the operating room (OR) (T2), on entering the OR (T3),
and during anesthesia induction (T4). The primary outcome of the study was children's
anxiety scores at T2.
Findings
The mYPAS scores at T1 were similar in both groups (P = .571). The mYPAS scores at T2, T3, and T4 were significantly lower in the video
group than in the control group (P < .001).
Conclusions
Watching short videos on social media platforms in the preoperative waiting room lowered
preoperative anxiety levels in pediatric patients aged 5 to 12.
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Published online: February 16, 2023
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