Journal of paediatrics and child health
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J Paediatr Child Health · Jun 2016
Parental state anxiety correlates with preoperative anxiety in Chinese preschool children.
Preoperative anxiety in children is largely dependent on age and is influenced by anxiety level in parents. The current study compared the level of preoperative anxiety in preschool children versus school-aged children and its relationship with the state and trait anxiety of the parents. ⋯ Both preschool children and their parents are more anxious than school-age dyads prior to surgery. The anxiety level of the children correlates with state anxiety of the parents in preschool children but not in school-age children.