1. The aim of this study is to assess anxiety in pediatric patients preoperatively, perioperatively, and postoperatively and whether meditation reduces anxiety in the days before, during, and after the surgery. 2. The second aim of this study is to see if longitudinal meditation is associated with decreased postoperative pain by examining whether the group prescribed meditation has reduced pain medication intake, measured by the frequency of liquid analgesic medicine intake.
Age 6-18
Pediatric urology patients at Children's Healthcare of Georgia in Augusta, GA; scheduled for any urological surgery
Otherwise, healthy patients
Must record any medical history and medications
History of any prior surgeries
History of anxiety or anxiety-related disorders
Diagnosis of developmental delay