Patient Anxiety Reduction in Children by Using Simple Explanation Videos
Condition: Perioperative Anxiety
MeSH terms: Anxiety Disorders
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      The reduction of preoperative anxiety in children and adolescents before an elective surgical
      procedure is an important clinical question in perioperative care. Adequate, age-appropriate
      patient information about the processes of the inpatient stay plays an important role in
      order to address possible worries and fears to reduce.

      The medium video is popular with children and adolescents today and offers the possibility of
      an easily understandable and vivid presentation of information.
    

Detailed description: 
      Studies by the health insurance companies, scientific publications and economic papers show
      that in times of increasing economic interests of the hospitals and the resulting necessity
      of economic working methods in the medical system, less time remains for human interaction.
      This creates areas of conflict, such as the patient's right to information regarding the time
      available to medical personnel. This in turn leads to significant stress factors in patients
      who are involved in the treatment and mostly on the communication level, such as "Missing
      information", "misunderstood visit", "missing partnership relationship" refer to what is
      reflected in patient satisfaction and fears. Studies show how important good perioperative
      psychosocial care is for reducing these circumstances in children, also and especially in the
      context of further development. The drug options for calming and reducing anxiety are already
      known, but there are also increasing numbers of non-drug approaches to reducing anxiety and
      stress in the literature. Painting therapy and clinic clowns are examples. However, access to
      such resources is limited and costs are permanently high. New technologies, e.g. mobile
      phones and tablets, with the associated media, increasingly finding their way into our
      society, are now inexpensive to buy and have become an integral part of most households. Such
      devices and media are increasingly used in clinical studies and patient care. Their use is
      tested extensively in modern medicine, e.g. to avoid unnecessary postoperative consultations
      in the emergency room or to increase cognitive learning for children. Even small children can
      use and understand these media early on. Videos are one of the most common media already
      understood by the smallest patients.
    

Intervention name(s): Treatment as usual + Video; Treatment as usual
Intervention type(s): Other; Other
Intervention description(s): Additionally to treatment as usual a video is shown to participant about procedures on the ward before, during and after surgery; Explanation of standard procedures before, during and after surgery by nurse
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: randomized controlled trial
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Supportive Care
Keywords: Anxiety, Video education, perioperative