Child drawings and salivary cortisol in children undergoing preoperative procedures associated with day surgeryVise andre og tillknytning
2013 (engelsk)Inngår i: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing, ISSN 1089-9472, E-ISSN 1532-8473, Vol. 28, nr 6, s. 361-367Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]
Background
Perioperative procedures in children can impair their emotional status negatively with stress and/or anxiety. Cortisol concentrations and drawings could be helpful in gaining information about a child's levels of stress and/or anxiety when attending the hospital for surgery.
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of anxiety and stress as well as to explore the association between objective measures of stress (cortisol concentration in saliva) and subjective assessment of hospital anxiety (children's drawings) as interpreted by the Swedish version of the Child Drawing: Hospital manual.
Methods
A total of 93 children scheduled for day surgery were included. Salivary cortisol was sampled preoperatively on the day of surgery at which time the children were also requested to make a drawing of a person at the hospital.
Results
Results showed no association between salivary cortisol concentration and the CD:H score.
Conclusion
The drawings and salivary cortisol concentration preoperatively on the day of surgery reflect different components of the conditions of fear, anxiety, or stress emerging in the situation.
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Elsevier, 2013. Vol. 28, nr 6, s. 361-367
Emneord [en]
anxiety, Child Drawing: Hospital manual, cortisol, day surgery, preoperative stress
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-8665DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2013.05.009ISI: 000328182100008PubMedID: 24267624Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84888044054OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-8665DiVA, id: diva2:670539
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