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We Will Compare Anxiety Levels Between English and Spanish-speaking Patients Before Surgery at a Children's Hospital. We Hypothesize That Spanish-speaking Patients Will Experience Greater Anxiety, so an Educational Intervention Will be Introduced One-week Before Surgery.
Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University
Summary
The goal of this trial is to first evaluate whether a difference exists in anxiety scores between Spanish-speaking children and English-speaking children in the pre-operative setting in our patient population as assessed by the validated myPAS-SF anxiety index. In the interventional phase, the investigators hypothesize that the use of a language-concordant, educational intervention by study participants at home during the week preceding surgery will decrease pre-operative anxiety in Spanish-speaking children, as assessed by the validated mYPAS-SF anxiety index.
Official title: Reduction of Perioperative Anxiety in Spanish-Speaking Children
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
5 Years - 14 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2025-10
Completion Date
2026-01
Last Updated
2025-07-31
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Educational Intervention
Pre-operative anxiety levels will be assessed with the mYPAS-SF6-12 (below). Subjects will be observed for behaviors and then given a score out of possible 5 across 5 domains that corresponds with demonstrated behaviors, specified in the figure below. The 5 domains include Activity, Vocalization, Emotional Expressivity, State of Arousal, and Use of Parent. Note that the "Vocalization" domain differs in that It's possible scores range from 1-7. Pilot data collection will involve mYPAS scoring in isolation to demonstrate existing anxiety burden at Doernbecher Children's Hospital.