Robin Eijlers, Lonneke M Staals, Jeroen S Legerstee, Johan M Berghmans, Elske M Strabbing, Marc P van der Schroeff, René M H Wijnen, Laura S Kind, Manon H J Hillegers, Bram Dierckx, Elisabeth M W J Utens
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 these high-risk children at hospital arrival. The current study examined internalizing behavior (Child Behavior Checklist, CBCL) and state anxiety measures (modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale, mYPAS, and State Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, STAIC) at hospital arrival as predictors of anxiety during induction of anesthesia...
April 18, 2020: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings