The effect of the different information methods for anesthesia on parents' state anxiety, whose'children are going to day case surgery

Day case surgery is increasing year on year due to cheaper and faster procedures andeconomic. The anesthesia and surgery of children can cause an anxiety for the children andthe parents. The parents, whose children are going to day case surgery, can feel excessivestress. This study was purposed that the effect of providing policlinic information, detailedinformation and detailed information plus emotional support for children?s anesthesia wastested on anxiety of parent.In the present study, parents were applied Spielberger?s State and Trait Test and Beck?sDepression Test. These tests were repeated after anesthesia induction of children. Theemotional support was detected on the effect of Spielberger?s State Test. The effect ofemotional support was investigated with using intervention method to parents forqualitative study, too.The result of this study showed that the anxiety of parents who are given emotional supportdecreased and giving policlinic information or detailed information had no effect on anxietyof parents whose children are going to day case surgery.Key Words: Parent?s Anxiety, Day Case Surgery, Pediatric Anesthesia