Effects of the humanistic nursing on perioperative anxiety in infants and young children

Objective To investigate the effects of nursing techniques with humanistic nursing on perioperative anxiety in infants and young children. Methods Compared with 38 cases with eheilopalatognathus (C group), 42 cases with eheilopalatognathus (H group)were performed by humanistic nursing. The anxiety level were tested by mYPAS (modified Yale re operative anxiety scale) at 4 time points:the day before operation, walking into the operating room, anesthesia induction and the day after operation. The cooperative levels during the anesthesia induction were tested by ICC (induction compliance checklist) . Results In both groups, there was significantly higher anxiety level when walking into the operating room and during the anesthesia induction than that at the day before operation, but the children in H group showed lower anxiety level and better cooperation than that in C group during the anesthesia induction. Conclusions Combining nursing techniques with humanistic nursing can have a good effect to lower the anxiety level in infancy and children. Key words: Anxiety; Humanistic nursing; Nursing