Résumé Objectif Développer et valider un questionnaire des parents pour aider aprédire
quels enfants sont susceptibles de présenter un comportement indésirable significatif …

Background Accurate measurement of preoperative anxiety is important for pediatric
surgical patients' care as well as for monitoring anxiety‐reducing interventions. The modified …

In children, intense levels of anxiety during anesthetic induction are associated with a higher
risk of pain, poor recovery, and emergence delirium. Therefore, it is important to identify …

Evaluating the effectiveness of interventions directed toward the treatment of preoperative
anxiety in children has been hindered by the absence of a statistically valid measurement …

Introduction Anxiety in children triggered by a scheduled surgical intervention is a major
issue due to its frequency and consequences. Preoperative anxiety is associated with …

Background Preventive strategies are available to reduce preoperative anxiety in children,
the ideal time for implementing such strategies remains poorly determined. Aims The aim of …

BACKGROUND: The modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS) is the current
“criterion standard” for assessing child anxiety during induction of anesthesia and has been …

Background The modified Y ale P reoperative A nxiety S cale (m‐YPAS) is an observational
behavioral checklist that has been widely used as an indicator of pre‐operative anxiety in …

Background: Factors such as age, sex, behaviour problems, fears, earlier traumatic hospital
events and reactions to vaccination were assessed together with behaviour observed before …

Introduction Anxiety in the preoperative period and at induction of anaesthesia in children is
associated with disturbances in postoperative behaviour (1–4). There is little work looking at …