On-line preparatory information for children and their families undergoing dental extractions under general anesthesia: A phase III randomized controlled trial.
Paediatr Anaesth
; 28(2): 157-166, 2018 02.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Family-centered interactive on-line games are increasingly popular in healthcare, but their effectiveness for preoperative preparation needs further research. www.scottga.org is the new on-line version of a proven nonweb-based game for children and parents/caregivers.AIMS:
The aim of this study was to evaluate if www.scottga.org improved children's anxiety and families' satisfaction compared with controls.METHODS:
In this phase III double-blind randomized controlled trial, children/parents/caregivers received (i) www.scottga.org, (ii) standard care, or (iii) a placebo hand-washing game. The intervention and placebo games were available online for home usage and provided again on the ward before surgery. All children were accompanied by parent/caregivers at induction and observed and scored using validated measures. Stratified randomization and generalized linear models were used. An intention-to-treat approach was adopted.RESULTS:
Overall, 52/176 children had baseline "psychological disturbance." Children's anxiety increased preinduction, but there were no differences between groups (Facial Image Scale video-standard OR = 1.08, P = .82, 95% CI [0.56, 2.1]; video-placebo OR = 0.9, P = .77 95% CI [0.46, 1.8]). There were no differences in induction behavior (visual analog scale video mean = 3.5; standard care mean = 3.5; placebo mean = 3.7 video-standard OR = 2.0, P = .42, 95% CI [-0.6, 1.3]; video-placebo OR = 1.53, P = .65, 95% CI [-0.8, 1.1]) or induction anxiety (modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale video-standard OR 1.02, P = .97, 95% CI [0.61, 2.6]; video-placebo OR 1.38, P = .49, 95% CI [0.87, 3.81]). Families favored the intervention regarding the "child handling the visit better" (Treatment Evaluation Inventory video-standard OR = 12; 95% CI 4.7-32; P < .001; video-placebo OR = 8.2; 95% CI 3-22; P < .001) and "improving the child's ability to cope" (Treatment Evaluation Inventory video-standard OR = 21; 95% CI 8-56; P < .001 and video-placebo OR = 13; 95% CI 5-34; P < .001).CONCLUSION:
Families believed that a video-game preparation helped their child's perioperative anxiety, but there were no objective measures of behavioral improvement associated with this intervention.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ansiedade
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Extração Dentária
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Cuidados Pré-Operatórios
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Jogos de Vídeo
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Internet
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Anestesia Geral
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article