Children's postoperative symptoms at home through nurse-led telephone counseling and its effects on parents' anxiety: A randomized controlled trial
JOURNAL FOR SPECIALISTS IN PEDIATRIC NURSING, vol.21, no.4, pp.189-199, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 21 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.1111/jspn.12155
- Journal Name: JOURNAL FOR SPECIALISTS IN PEDIATRIC NURSING
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.189-199
- Keywords: Anxiety, child, outpatient surgical intervention, parent, telephone counseling
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
PurposeThe objective of this study was to evaluate children's postoperative symptoms at home after outpatient surgery through nurse-led telephone counseling and the effects of the nurse-led telephone counseling on parents' state-trait anxiety scores.