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Abstract
Hospitalization for surgery inevitably provokes feelings of anxiety and fear for both the child and family .The preoperative period is the most anxious and fear-producing period for children .A psychological preoperative preparation is thus important for hospitalized school -age children to minimize the negative impacts of hospitalization and surgery on children .
The Aim of this Study was to:
Investigate the impact of pre-operative psychological preparation intervention on fear and anxiety levels among school- age children undergoing surgery.
Materials:
This study was carried out at the surgical units of both University Children’s Hospital at El-Shatby and Students’ Health Insurance Hospital at Sporting in Alexandria.
A convenient sample of 60 school-age children from the previously mentioned settings was included with the following criteria.