Katherine Jonas, Wenxuan Lian, Jennifer Callahan, Camilo J Ruggero, Sean Clouston, Avraham Reichenberg, Gabrielle A Carlson, Evelyn J Bromet, Roman Kotov
The Course of General Cognitive Ability in Individuals With Psychotic Disorders
JAMA psychiatry
study aimed better understand childrens emergency perioperative experience little researched topic current literature shows discrepancies child adult perceptions healthcare experience acquisition knowledge childs perspective utilized improve perioperative care qualitative study included children 415 years undergoing emergency surgery requiring general anesthesia manipulation anesthesia mua appendicectomy recruitment opportunistic aim recruit minimum 50 per surgical subgroup 109 children interviewed via telephone postoperatively data analysis performed using qualitative content analysis participants varied terms age gender diagnosis previous perioperative experience qualitative content analysis found three overarching themes association perioperative process 1 fearfulapprehensive 2 perception powerlessness 3 perception trust security two overarching themes found data relevant perioperative environment 1 poor adaptation care environment childrens needs 2 positive adaptation care environment childrens needs themes identified provide valuable insight childrens perioperative experience findings value stakeholders healthcare expected inform strategies optimize quality healthcare