The Effectiveness Of A Therapeutic Play Intervention On Children’s Perioperative Anxiety And Postoperative Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

AbstractChildren undergoing surgery often experience anxiety, exhibit negative behaviors and suffer postoperative pain. Previous studies showed inconsistent findings in the effects of therapeutic play intervention on children’s perioperative anxiety, negative behaviors and postoperative pain. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a therapeutic play intervention on perioperative anxiety, negative emotional manifestation and postoperative pain in children undergoing inpatient elective surgery.ISPOR 19th Annual International Meeting Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, 31 May - 4 June 2014. In Value in Health, 2014, v. 17, p. A224, abstract no. PSY