BACKGROUND: It is documented that children experience distress at anesthesia induction,
but little is known about the prevalence of specific behaviors exhibited by children. METHOD…

Objectives To provide a concise and practical guide to the development, modification, and
use of behavioral coding schemes for observational data in pediatric psychology. Methods …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this investigation was to identify what perioperative information
children want to receive from the medical staff. METHODS: As a first step, we developed …

FAMILY-CENTERED care is an approach to the planning and delivery of health care that is
based on partnerships among patients, families, healthcare providers, and hospitals. Family-…

OBJECTIVES: Previous studies suggested that parents frequently do not adequately treat
postoperative pain that is experienced at home. Reasons for these parental practices have not …

Background To date, no study has evaluated the impact of specific healthcare provider and
parent behaviors on children's distress and coping during anesthesia induction. Method …

Objective The aim of this study was to describe the level of decisional conflict experienced
by parents considering surgery for their children and to determine if decisional conflict and …

BACKGROUND: Anesthesia induction in children is frequently achieved by inhalation of nitrous
oxide and sevoflurane. Pediatric anesthesiologists commonly use distraction techniques …

BACKGROUND: Thousands of children undergo surgery each year, and a shift toward same-day
surgeries and decreased lengths of hospital stay results in parents being increasingly …

Objective: Although children’s pain memories have been shown to be a powerful predictor
of subsequent pain experiences in acute procedural and experimental pain settings, little is …