Intelligent Customer-driven Solution for Children and Their Parents Undergoing Day Surgery

Intelligent Customer-driven Solution for Children and Their Parents Undergoing Children´s Day Surgery

This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of web-based mobile intervention (Icory -Solution) developed to pediatric patients and their parents in the pathway of outpatient surgery treatment in pre-intra- and postoperative setting: (1) Examine the effectiveness of the intervention on children's preoperative anxiety and fear, and postoperative pain (2) examine the effectiveness of the intervention on parental anxiety and satisfaction in children´s care path and (3) examine the experiences of the gamification in children in the intervention group.

Children and their families are entitled to know what is going to happen to them before undergoing day surgery and information must be based on the child's age and understanding. It is important to help children to cope with any upcoming surgery because the more anxious and fear they are, the more pain they experience after the day surgery. Digital gaming solutions could help families and children to be better oriented to the coming treatment. Icory -solution is a digital pathway for children and family and it contains a virtual tour to hospital and distraction games for children. The information on the application is aligned with the patient's individual needs based on the type of surgery and requirements.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 7-12 years old
• Is scheduled for an elective day surgery
• Is able to speak, and read in Finnish
• Is accompanied by their parents (either mother or father or both) during the perioperative period
• Has access to smart phone/tablet (own or rent from the project)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cognitive and learning disabilities identified from the medical record
• A chronic illness and/or pain that required special medical care