Journal article
Audiovisual Interventions for Parental Preoperative Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To systematically review and meta-analyze studies assessing the effectiveness of audiovisual (AV) interventions aimed at reducing anxiety in parents whose children are undergoing elective surgery.
METHODS: A comprehensive search of multiple electronic databases was performed. A narrative synthesis of findings and random-effects meta-analyses were used to summarize the results. Our primary outcome was parental anxiety. Secondary …
Authors
Chow CHT; Wan S; Pope E; Meng Z; Schmidt LA; Buckley N; Van Lieshout RJ
Journal
Health Psychology, Vol. 37, No. 8, pp. 746–758
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Publication Date
August 2018
DOI
10.1037/hea0000627
ISSN
0278-6133