2008
Development of a Brief Behavioral Intervention for Children's Anxiety at Anesthesia Induction
MacLaren J, Kain Z. Development of a Brief Behavioral Intervention for Children's Anxiety at Anesthesia Induction. Children's Health Care 2008, 37: 196-209. DOI: 10.1080/02739610802151522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreparing Children for Invasive Procedures and Surgery
Blount R, McCormick M, MacLaren J, Kain Z. Preparing Children for Invasive Procedures and Surgery. 2008, 93-99. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-476-6_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral interventionsChild anxietyMalleable variablesAdult behaviorBehavioral interventionsPresurgical anxietyOwn negative emotionsLevel of fearMedical anxietyAnxious emotionBehavior of parentsChildren's attentionNegative emotionsNegative temperamentChild distressPsychological interventionsChildren's fearsChild focusChild trainingNeed of interventionAnxietyStaff behaviorPainful aspectsChildren's painMedical procedures
2001
Premedication and parental presence revisited
Kain Z. Premedication and parental presence revisited. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2001, 14: 331. PMID: 17019112, DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200106000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSensory Stimuli and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Kain Z, Wang S, Mayes L, Krivutza D, Teague B. Sensory Stimuli and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2001, 92: 897-903. PMID: 11273921, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200104000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction of anesthesiaChildren Undergoing SurgeryPostoperative day 1Postoperative behavioral changesSensory stimuliPost Hospitalization Behavior QuestionnaireUndergoing surgeryBehavioral recoveryIncreased complianceStimulation groupDay 1AnesthesiaControl groupAnesthesia maskOperating room lightsSurgeryAnxiety of childrenBehavioral interventionsOperating roomChildrenBehavioral changesExhibit low levelsBehavior QuestionnaireInductionAnxiety
1996
Parental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia
Kain Z, Mayes L, Caramico L, Silver D, Spieker M, Nygren M, Anderson G, Rimar S. Parental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia. Anesthesiology 1996, 84: 1060-1067. PMID: 8623999, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199605000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction of anesthesiaSerum cortisol concentrationsLow baseline levelsParental presencePhysiologic measuresBaseline levelsCortisol concentrationsPreoperative behavioral interventionsMultivariate linear regression analysisOutpatient surgeryIntervention groupLinear regression analysisControl groupParent-absent groupBaseline temperamentAnesthesiaBehavioral interventionsChild's ageSignificant differencesChildrenRegression analysisInterventionLow trait anxietyTrait anxietyAnxiety