• Swetha Rudravaram, Aikta Gupta, Bhumika Kalra, Shahzadi Malhotra, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Geeta Kamal, Shilpa Agarwal, and Raunak Parida.
• Department of Anesthesiology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya Superspeciality (Autonomous) Children Hospital, Delhi, India.
• Paediatr Anaesth. 2024 Jul 1; 34 (7): 665670665-670.

BackgroundThe purpose of this study is to provide comprehensive and efficient pre-anesthesia counseling (PAC) utilizing audiovisual aids and to examine their effect on parental anxiety.MethodsFor this prospective, controlled study, 174 parents were recruited and randomized into three groups of 58 (Group A: video, Group B: brochure, and Group C: verbal). During pre-anesthesia counseling, the parent was provided with a detailed explanation of preoperative preparation, fasting instructions, transport to the operating room, induction, the emergence of anesthesia, and nursing in the post-anesthesia care unit based on their assigned group. We evaluated parental anxiety using Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory before and after the pre-anesthesia counseling.ResultsThe results of our study show a statistically significant difference in the final mean STAI scores among the three groups (Group A: 34.69 ± 5.31, Group B: 36.34 ± 8.59, and Group C: 43.59 ± 3.39; p < .001). When compared to the brochure and verbal groups, the parents in the video group have the greatest difference in mean baseline and final Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scores (12.207 ± 5.291, p .001).ConclusionThe results of our study suggest that pre-anesthesia counseling by video or a brochure before the day of surgery is associated with a higher reduction in parental anxiety when compared to verbal communication.© 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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