Pre-operative anxiety and perceptions of illness uncertainty among parents of child with operation at the center of ear, nose, throat and cochlear implantation, Hanoi Medical University Hospital

https://doi.org/10.52322/jocmbmh.11.en.11

ABSTRACT
Introduction: Surgery is a medical procedure which has several risks and complications. Consequently, it makes parents of in- patient children undergoing surgery experience a high level of illness uncertainty (IU) demonstrated as a source of anxiety. Anxiety aected both family and the treatment process. Objectives: This study was conducted to explore the level of anxiety and uncertainty among parents of children undergoing surgery and identied associated factors. 
Participants and Methods: 50 parents of children undergoing surgery at the Center of ENT and Cochlear Implantation were invited to complete research questionnaire (100% response rate) from September 15th  to October 19th , 2021. The level of anxiety was measured using the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the perception of illness uncertainty was measured by Parental Perception of Uncertainty in Illness Scale (PPUS). 
Results: The mean scores of State anxiety was 43.56 43.56 ± 6.5 and Trait anxiety was 45±7.513. Of all  parents, 44% had state anxiety and 56% had Trait anxiety. PPUS showed the mean score was 85.9±16.26. Parent living in rural areas (OR=7.2, CI: 1.88 – 27.52)  high uncertainty in illness (r=0.345, p=014) were signicantly associated with parental anxiety.
Conclusion:  Levels of preoperative parental anxiety and uncertainty were moderate. Parental anxiety was signicantly associated with age of parents, residence and parents’ uncertainty. 
Keywords: Anxiety, Parents, Children, Surgery, ENT.

File toàn văn

Bài báo liên quan

• Lower mortality rate of COVID-19 vaccinated patients admitted to a large intensive care center during the outbreak caused by SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in Vietnam
• The status of equipment, human resources, and professional capabilities in COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Center under Bach Mai Hospital and its satellite hospitals
• Pre-operative anxiety and perceptions of illness uncertainty among parents of child with operation at the center of ear, nose, throat and cochlear implantation, Hanoi Medical University Hospital
• The current situation of depression, anxiety, stress, and associated factors among Medical Laboratory Technology students of Bach Mai Medical College in 2022
• Effectiveness of combination of modern teaching methods in nursing training at Thai Binh Medical College
• Compliance with the AIDET communication model and patient satisfaction with the nursing student’s communication at Bach Mai Medical College in 2022
• Genomic characteristics of SARS-COV-2 infection in the COVID-19 patients treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in the period of 2021-2022
• Student’s feedback in pre-clinical intergrated teaching activities of instructors and associated factors
• Computed Tomography Perfusion (CTP) and The Alberta stroke program early CT score (ASPECTS) as predictors of favorable outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients following mechanical thrombectomy
• Incidence rate and risk factors of central venous catheterization-related infection among patients at the intensive care unit in Vinh Phuc General Hospital
• Development and implementation of a triage station at one of the largest hospitals during the peak of the third wave of COVID-19 in Vietnam
• Telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: Benefits, challenges and future directions
• A review of 10 years of college-level training at Bach Mai Medical College and vision for developing Bach Mai University of Medicine