Study of application of metacognitive technology in perioperative school-age children

Abstract

Objective To explore the impact of metacognitive technology psychological intervention technology on perioperative school-age children′s psychological condition, designed to find an efficient, fast method to intervene preoperative psychological condition, to eliminate their fear of emotional, coping with stress reaction in the effective time. Methods A total of 70 cases of school-age children who were treated from December 2016 to March 2017 were selected randomly and divided into the experimental group (35 cases) and the control group (35 cases). Both groups performed routine preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative nursing, and the experimental group was performed by the special person on the basis of conventional care when waiting for the operation. The changes of the fear index were compared between two groups of patients (T1), preoperative waiting (T2), pre-anesthesia (T3) and one day after surgery (T4). Results The scores of T1, T2, T3 and T4 in the experimental group were 7.000, 7.929, 2.686, 0.971. The scores of T1, T2, T3 and T4 in the control group were 6.929, 7.543, 8.286 and 3.400. There was no significant difference in the fear index between the two groups at time T1 and T2 (t=0.796, 1.627, P>0.05). The fear index of T3 and T4 was significantly lower than that in the control group. The difference was statistically significant (t=298.637, 400.463, P<0.05). Conclusions The metacognitive technique can significantly improve the psychological status of the children in perioperative school age, and improve the adaptability and tolerance of the children. Key words: Metacognitive technique; Psychological intervention; Fear index; School-age children patients; Perioperative period