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Abstract
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to map the range of non-pharmacological interventions used during the perioperative period to prevent anxiety in adolescents.
INTRODUCTION: Evidence shows that 80% of adolescents report having experienced significant anxiety in the preoperative period. Non-pharmacological interventions implemented in the preoperative period are recommended as a resource to help control anticipatory, separation and preoperative anxiety and fear related to surgical procedures in adolescents. INCLUSION CRITERIA: This review will consider studies that focus on adolescents aged 10 to 19 who have undergone a surgical procedure, regardless of the type of surgery, and participated in non-pharmacological interventions aim to prevent anxiety in the perioperative period provided by any healthcare professional that. Studies related to non-pharmacological interventions associated with hospitalization in a non-surgical context will be excluded.
METHODS: The methodology will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute recommendations for scoping reviews. Any published and unpublished sources of information will be considered. Studies published in English, Spanish and Portuguese will be included, with no geographical or cultural limitations. Duplicates will be removed and two independent reviewers will screen the abstracts and assess the full text of selected studies, based on the inclusion criteria. The results of study selection will be presented in a Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flow diagram for scoping reviews. Data synthesis will be presented in a narrative summary to provide a description of the existing evidence.
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