J Korean Acad Adult Nurs.  2004 Sep;16(3):388-397.

The Effect of Informational Intervention Delivered by Electronic Patient Information Board in The Waiting Room on The Anxiety of Mothers Whose Children Underwent Elective Surgery

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatric Operating Room, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea.
  • 2College of Nursing, Researcher, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of informational intervention delivered by electronic patient information board in the OR waiting room for reduction of anxiety of mothers with child having operation. METHOD: Nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design was used in this study. The subjects was 52 mothers whose children underwent elective surgery in one Pediatric Hospital. Informational intervention in this study consisted of four critical stages. State anxiety by Spielberger, mean arterial pressure, and heart rates at preoperative and postoperative period were measured. The data were analyzed by using Chi-Square test and t-test with SPSS/PC 10.0 program. RESULTS: 1) There was a significant difference in the state anxiety between the control and the experimental groups. 2) There was no significant difference in the mean arterial pressure between the two groups. 3) There was no significant difference in the heart rate between the two groups. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that informational intervention delivered by electronic patient information board would be an effective intervention during the operation in reducing anxiety of mothers with child having operation.

Keyword

Anxiety; Mothers; Data display; ntraoperative care

MeSH Terms

Anxiety*
Arterial Pressure
Child*
Data Display
Heart Rate
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Mothers*
Postoperative Period
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