Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing : JSPN
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J Spec Pediatr Nurs · Oct 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialChildren's postoperative symptoms at home through nurse-led telephone counseling and its effects on parents' anxiety: A randomized controlled trial.
The objective of this study was to evaluate children's postoperative symptoms at home after outpatient surgery through nurse-led telephone counseling and the effects of the nurse-led telephone counseling on parents' state-trait anxiety scores. ⋯ Our results suggest that nurse-led telephone counseling is effective at reducing anxiety in parents of children after outpatient surgery.