2022
Recurrent SARS-CoV-2 Serology Testing and Pandemic Anxiety: A Study of Pediatric Healthcare Workers
Li N, Martin SR, Heyming TW, Knudsen-Robbins C, Sanger T, Kain ZN. Recurrent SARS-CoV-2 Serology Testing and Pandemic Anxiety: A Study of Pediatric Healthcare Workers. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 9562. PMID: 35954913, PMCID: PMC9368345, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric healthcare workersSARS-CoV-2 antibodiesHealthcare workersSerology testingCOVID-19 anxietyPandemic-related anxietySARS-CoV-2 serology testingMeaningful decreaseSARS-CoV-2 testingVisual analog scaleLongitudinal cohort studyLogistic regression analysisPositive test resultsCohort studyAnalog scaleStudy baselineBivariate analysisMeasures analysisSelf-reported anxietyYears of experienceRegression analysisAnxietyAntibodiesPandemic anxietyHelpful strategies
2002
Music and preoperative anxiety: a randomized, controlled study.
Wang S, Kulkarni L, Dolev J, Kain Z. Music and preoperative anxiety: a randomized, controlled study. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2002, 94: 1489-94, table of contents. PMID: 12032013, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200206000-00021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
The Use of Auricular Acupuncture to Reduce Preoperative Anxiety
Wang S, Peloquin C, Kain Z. The Use of Auricular Acupuncture to Reduce Preoperative Anxiety. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2001, 93: 1178-1180. PMID: 11682391, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200111000-00024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Management of Preoperative Anxiety in Children: An Update
McCann M, Kain Z. The Management of Preoperative Anxiety in Children: An Update. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2001, 93: 98-105. PMID: 11429348, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200107000-00022.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 QuestionnaireInductionAnxietyAuricular acupuncture: a potential treatment for anxiety.
Wang S, Kain Z. Auricular acupuncture: a potential treatment for anxiety. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2001, 92: 548-53. PMID: 11159266, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200102000-00049.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain in women undergoing hysterectomy A repeated-measures design
Kain Z, Sevarino F, Alexander G, Pincus S, Mayes L. Preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain in women undergoing hysterectomy A repeated-measures design. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2000, 49: 417-422. PMID: 11182434, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3999(00)00189-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative pain responsePreoperative state anxietyPostoperative painPreoperative anxietyPain responseElective abdominal hysterectomyImmediate postoperative painPostoperative pain managementState anxietyAnalgesic consumptionAbdominal hysterectomyPositive predictorPerioperative periodPain managementSurgical managementMultiple time pointsPainRepeated-measures designTime pointsStudy sampleHysterectomySignificant positive predictorPerceived stressWardsAnxietySocial adaptability, cognitive abilities, and other predictors for children’s reactions to surgery
Kain Z, Mayes L, Weisman S, Hofstadter M. Social adaptability, cognitive abilities, and other predictors for children’s reactions to surgery. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2000, 12: 549-554. PMID: 11137417, DOI: 10.1016/s0952-8180(00)00214-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive abilitiesSocial adaptabilityParental anxietyPerioperative anxietyGroup of childrenChild temperamentChildren's reactionsAnxious parentsCorrelational analysisParental stateAdaptive behaviorPersonality characteristicsHigh intelligenceAnxietyAge 3TemperamentChildrenStylePredictorsSurgical childrenPersonalityAbilityRegression analysisHigh levelsIntelligenceMidazolam: Effects on Amnesia and Anxiety in Children
Kain Z, Hofstadter M, Mayes L, Krivutza D, Alexander G, Wang S, Reznick J. Midazolam: Effects on Amnesia and Anxiety in Children. Anesthesiology 2000, 93: 676. PMID: 10969300, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200009000-00016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral midazolamMidazolam administrationAnterograde amnesiaGood anterograde amnesiaSignificant anterograde amnesiaInduction of anesthesiaSignificant anxiolytic effectMidazolam groupGeneral anesthesiaSignificant group differencesAnxiolytic effectsBusy operating roomSurgical proceduresPostintervention testingDrug AdministrationControl groupMidazolamBaseline testingAnxiety measurement toolAnxiety of childrenOperating roomAdministrationGroup differencesPicture cardsAnesthesiaPreoperative Anxiety and Intraoperative Anesthetic Requirements
Kain Z, Maranets I. Preoperative Anxiety and Intraoperative Anesthetic Requirements. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2000, 91: 250. DOI: 10.1213/00000539-200007000-00063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttenuation of the Preoperative Stress Response with Midazolam
Kain Z, Sevarino F, Pincus S, Alexander G, Wang S, Ayoub C, Kosarussavadi B. Attenuation of the Preoperative Stress Response with Midazolam. Anesthesiology 2000, 93: 141-147. PMID: 10861157, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200007000-00024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacebo groupTreatment groupsPostoperative anxietyPreoperative sedativesPreoperative stress responsePlacebo-controlled trialFirst postoperative weekGreater reductionGlobal health indexAnalgesic consumptionIbuprofen usePlacebo injectionsPostoperative painClinical recoveryIntramuscular midazolamSurgery lengthPain recoveryPostoperative weekAnesthetic techniqueGeneral anesthesiaOutpatient surgeryPreoperative outcomesClinical significanceMidazolamSurgeryParental Presence and a Sedative Premedicant for Children Undergoing Surgery
Kain Z, Mayes L, Wang S, Caramico L, Krivutza D, Hofstadter M. Parental Presence and a Sedative Premedicant for Children Undergoing Surgery. Anesthesiology 2000, 92: 939-946. PMID: 10754612, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200004000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPPIA groupSedative groupOverall careParental presenceParental satisfactionOperating roomParental anxietyInduction of anesthesiaPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsPerioperative periodOral midazolamOral sedativesPreoperative anxietySedative premedicantsAnesthesia maskChildrenSedativesAnxietyAdditive effectChild anxietyEndpointCareStandardized measuresInterventionPreoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Children: Is There an Association?
Wang S, Kain Z. Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Children: Is There an Association? Anesthesia & Analgesia 2000, 90: 571-575. PMID: 10702439, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200003000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostanesthesia care unitPostoperative nauseaPreoperative holding areaPreoperative anxietyOpioid consumptionPredictive valueMultivariate logistic regression modelAbsence of PONVOccurrence of PONVPerioperative opioid consumptionIncidence of nauseaOccurrence of nauseaAbsence of vomitingInduction of anesthesiaCross-sectional studyLogistic regression modelsChild anxietyHolding areaCare unitGeneral anesthesiaOutpatient surgeryPotential confoundersUnivariate analysisNauseaVomiting
1999
Preoperative anxiety and intraoperative anesthetic requirements.
Maranets I, Kain Z. Preoperative anxiety and intraoperative anesthetic requirements. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1999, 89: 1346-51. PMID: 10589606, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199912000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative anesthetic requirementsTrait anxietyMaintenance of anesthesiaAnesthetic requirementsAnxiety levelsLow trait anxietyPropofol doseHigh trait anxietyLaparoscopic tubal ligationIntraoperative propofol requirementsAnesthetic stateDoses of anestheticsCross-sectional studyTubal ligationInitial doseBaseline anxietyAnxious patientsHypnotic componentState anxietyLarger dosesAnxietyInduction doseBispectral index monitoringPatientsDosePreoperative Anxiety and Intraoperative Anesthetic Requirements
Maranets I, Kain Z. Preoperative Anxiety and Intraoperative Anesthetic Requirements. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1999, 89: 1346. DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199912000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative anesthetic requirementsMaintenance of anesthesiaAnesthetic requirementsPropofol dosesPreoperative anxietyBaseline anxietyHypnotic componentAnesthetic stateIntraoperative propofol requirementsLaparoscopic tubal ligationCross-sectional studyHigh baseline anxietyAnxiety levelsBispectral index monitorMore propofolAnesthetic regimenIndependent predictorsPropofol requirementsInitial doseTubal ligationLarge dosesPatientsState anxietyAnxious patientsAnesthesiaDistress During the Induction of Anesthesia and Postoperative Behavioral Outcomes
Kain Z, Wang S, Mayes L, Caramico L, Hofstadter M. Distress During the Induction of Anesthesia and Postoperative Behavioral Outcomes. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1999, 88: 1042-1047.. DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199905000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistress during the induction of anesthesia and postoperative behavioral outcomes.
Kain Z, Wang S, Mayes L, Caramico L, Hofstadter M. Distress during the induction of anesthesia and postoperative behavioral outcomes. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1999, 88: 1042-7. PMID: 10320165, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199905000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerioperative Information and Parental Anxiety
Kain Z. Perioperative Information and Parental Anxiety. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1999, 88: 237-239.. DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199902000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerioperative information and parental anxiety: the next generation.
Kain Z. Perioperative information and parental anxiety: the next generation. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1999, 88: 237-9. PMID: 9972732, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199902000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Preoperative Preparation Programs in Children
Kain Z, Caramico L, Mayes L, Genevro J, Bornstein M, Hofstadter M. Preoperative Preparation Programs in Children. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1998, 87: 1249-1255.. DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199812000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research