An Innovative Tailored Intervention for Improving Children's Postoperative Recovery (WebTIPS)

A Tailored Internet-based Preparation Program for Perioperative Anxiety and Pain (WebTIPS) is developed using the conceptual framework of the Triple Aim that evaluates the intervention within the context of clinical efficacy, improved child and parent experience, and reduced resource utilization during the surgical episode. WebTIPS aims at reducing perioperative anxiety and pain in children via an internet-based platform with short message service (SMS) two-way communication between a healthcare provider and patient.