TY - JOUR T1 - Individualised education reduces anxiety levels in children over 4 years undergoing elective surgery JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 52 LP - 52 DO - 10.1136/eb-2014-101909 VL - 18 IS - 2 AU - Kristi D Wright Y1 - 2015/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/18/2/52.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Copanitsanou P, Valkeapää K. Effects of education of paediatric patients undergoing elective surgical procedures on their anxiety—a systematic review. J Clin Nurs 2014;23:940–54.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedThe content and delivery of preoperative preparation programmes for children should be based on empirically validated evidence.E-health technology may represent a unique and appealing option for delivery of preoperative preparation programmes as part of a stepped-care approach to surgical preparation.Further research exploring the factors that may contribute to preoperative anxiety should be undertaken and used to support the development of e-health interventions.Preoperative anxiety is a common occurrence in children undergoing surgery and is associated with a range of negative experiences and behaviours prior to and following surgery.1 As such, … ER -