Psychological preparation reduces preoperative anxiety in children. Randomized and double‐blind trial by Dânia P. Meletti, José Fernando A. Meletti, Rodrigo P.S. Camargo, Leopoldo M. Silva, Norma S.P. Módolo

“…On the day of surgery, all selected children were evaluated regarding their level of anxiety using the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale and their parents were evaluated regarding their level of anxiety through the Visual Analog Scale. The evaluator was blinded to which study group the child and family member belonged to. …”
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