Parental Experiences of the Pediatric Day Surgery Pathway and the Needs for a Digital Gaming Solution: Qualitative Study

Arja Rantala   ^{1 *} , RN, MHSc ;   Miia M Jansson   ^{2 *} , RN, PhD ;   Otto Helve   ^{3 *} , MD, PhD ;   Pekka Lahdenne   ^{4 *} , MD, PhD ;   Minna Pikkarainen   ^{5 *} , PhD ;   Tarja Pölkki   ^{6, 7, 8 *} , RN, PhD

¹ Research Group of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Research Unit of Nursing Science and Health Management, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

² Research Group of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

³ Pediatric Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

⁵ Research Group of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

⁶ Research Unit of Nursing Science and Health Management, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

⁷ Department of Children and Women, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland

⁸ Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu, Finland

*all authors contributed equally