Guiding intervention : identifying parental risk factors for children's preoperative anxiety

Up to 65% of children who undergo surgery may experience high levels of preoperative anxiety (Dreger & Tremback, 2006). Preoperative anxiety, poor compliance during induction of anaesthesia, and other maladaptive preoperative behaviours have been shown to predict postoperative maladaptive behavi...

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Main Author: Crawford, Polly Joanna
Other Authors: Cropper, Jenny ; Godfrey, Emma Louise ; le Maréchal, Kate
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.656942