The Anxiety of Parents of Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

This is a randomized clinical trial. The population consisted of parents of children undergoing cardiac surgery from December 2010 to April 2011. We included parents aged over 18 years, and the following were considered exclusion criteria: inability to understand and/or answer the questions for any reason, parents of children undergoing surgery for insertion of the pacemaker and defibrillator, surgical death and not take up the case. 22 parents in the intervention group were randomized and received standardized guidelines for nursing and 22 parents participated in the control group received the guidelines and routine of the institution. Anxiety was assessed using the STAI State-Trait Inventory in the preoperative period and 48 hours after surgery the child.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

anxiety

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

We included parents aged over 18 years

Exclusion criteria

inability to understand and/or answer the questions for any reason,
parents of children undergoing surgery for insertion of the pacemaker and defibrillator,
surgical death and not take up the case

Treatment and study plan

standardized guidelines for nursing

Other

Information was provided regarding the preoperative preparation of the child, the same conditions and in the postoperative period, as well as information relating to housing and food for the parents. The conventional orientation took about 15 minutes.

Other names: parents aged over 18 years

Primary outcomes

anxiety inventory

Time frame: five months

STAI State-Trait Inventory

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul

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Registry information

Official study title

Standard Guidelines Impact of Nursing Anxiety of Parents of Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Randomized Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2011
Study completion: 2011
First posted: Dec 15, 2011
Registry last updated: Dec 15, 2011

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