Study on Caregiver Health Literacy and Social Factors in Children Ages 3 to 17 Undergoing Common Surgeries

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to understand how social factors affect the health literacy of caregivers whose children are having surgery. It also explores how caregiver health literacy relates to their anxiety before surgery and the childs pain after surgery. The focus is on children aged 3 to 17 undergoing specific outpatient surgeries. Participants in the study will complete surveys using questionnaires during the preoperative period. The study observes caregivers of children having procedures such as dental rehabilitation, orchiopexy, inguinal hernia repair, or tonsillectomy with or without related ear or adenoid surgeries under general anesthesia. No treatments or interventions are assigned, as this is an observational study. Caregivers will be surveyed from enrollment until just before the surgery starts, including assessments of health literacy and anxiety levels. Researchers will also track the childs pain scores after surgery. Participation involves completing questionnaires and providing information related to social determinants of health and emotional state during the perioperative period. The study is expected to continue until June 2028.

Health Literacy in the Perioperative Setting