40
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2012
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2014
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2014
Video
The afternoon before the surgery session, a researcher will show to the child a video of the length of 6 minutes, using an I-pad. The video shows two clown doctors working constantly at Meyer Children's Hospital, which, through skits and gags, will tell the child how is an operating room and some devices and procedures used during the induction of anesthesia.
Standard care
In this arm orally information will be given by the nurse of the ward only to the parents of the child. Any additional information or explanation will be given to the child
University of Florence
OTHER