“…A growing literature reports on research evaluating the impact of interventions designed to reduce anxiety in children undergoing surgery. These include educational initiatives such as 3‐D storybooks (Macindo et al., ), clown‐nurse educational interventions (Yun, Kim, & Jung, ), educational multimedia applications (Fernandes, Arriaga, & Esteves, ), interesting games (Gao et al., ), humor (Berger, Wilson, Potts, & Polivka, ), and therapeutic play (He et al., ).…”