Impact of an Information Assistance Application in Addition to a Traditional Anesthesia Consultation on Preoperative Anxiety in Pediatrics: Prospective Randomized Trial

Impact of an Information Assistance Application in Addition to a Traditional Anesthesia Consultation on Preoperative Anxiety in Pediatrics: Prospective Randomized Trial

The objective of the study is to evaluate the benefits on pre-operative anxiety of an information assistance application in addition to a traditional anesthesia consultation on preoperative anxiety in pediatrics

Inclusion Criteria:

• Child between 4 years old (inclusive) and 10 years old (inclusive);
• Must benefit from programmed general anesthesia for scheduled surgery at the Rouen University Hospital, in the paediatrics ward;
• Benefiting from a social security scheme;
• Whose parental authority has consented to participation in the research;
• Not having expressed their refusal to participate in the research;
• Understanding French;
• Ability to access the application being researched.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient with cognitive disorders: disorders known in the history and assessed or suspected during the anesthesia consultation.
• Poor understanding of oral French by the child;
• Poor understanding of the oral and/or written French language by the parent/legal representative;
• Patient presenting a contraindication to general anesthesia or to the intervention during the pre-anaesthetic visit;
• Patient with severe psychiatric disorders