Psychosocial Considerations of Perioperative Care in Children, with a Focus on Effective Management Strategies

Abstract

Children are not just 'small adults'. They have specific physical, psychological and social requirements that must be identified and addressed to optimise their well-being in the perioperative period. The healthcare practitioner should be trained to understand the needs of the paediatric patient in hospital, including the ever increasing need to take into account cultural differences. Hospital policy should include a preoperative preparation programme, specially aimed at the paediatric population, where parental involvement is encouraged throughout.

Instrumentos utilizados para avaliação psicológica de crianças hospitalizadas

“…As crianças sofrem o impacto tanto do adoecimento quanto da hospitalização em suas rotinas de cuidados 10 . O profissional que atua nessa área deve estar preparado para utilizar os instrumentos de avaliação psicológica visando conhecer para intervir.…”

Delivery of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in an acute paediatric setting: an audit of information available and service gap analysis

“…Efforts to empower children in healthcare settings have focused on children requiring a planned admission for surgery,17–29 as a result, preadmission programmes are widespread in the UK. In contrast, a recent study stated that 14% of paediatric patients feel that communication with staff was either not directed or only partially directed towards them12 with limited research conducted on the preparation of children admitted acutely to inpatient paediatric units 30…”

Femurfrakturen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen

“…Bei der Behandlung kindlicher Femurfrakturen müssen die Besonderheiten des Patienten "Kind" berücksichtigt werden. Kinder können nicht einfach als kleine Erwachsene betrachtet werden (Amin et al 2010). Wichtig ist, sie mit Respekt und in kindgerechter Art und Weise zu behandeln.…”