1. Do you think healthcare anxiety among children is prevalent?

Yes
2. Do you observe anxiety in children whenever they visit your clinic? Yes
3. How long does it take for a child to be comfortable with you? A day
4. What do you do to lessen your patient’s anxiety? Explaining the procedure prior to
giving any intervention and make sure that they understand it in accordance to their
level of understanding
5. Which do you think is more effective, active or passive distraction? Why? (give
examples)
Diversion of attention to their loved ones or to their self whenever an invasive procedure
is to be done. I ask them to tell a story about their family and do the procedure while
they tell stories
6. Does the children’s anxiety affect your diagnosis? Do you have a hard time diagnosing a
patient because of his or her fear when exposed to healthcare settings? Yes because
history taking and physical assessment cannot be done accurately whenever they do not
cooperate.
7. Do you think the use of technology and artificial intelligence in healthcare settings is
effective in minimizing the child’s anxiety? I have no ideq
8. If you will be given the chance to use a mobile application that will help you diagnose
your patients through kid friendly pain scales, will you use it? No unless a research has
been done and ensures its effectivity