[Validation and reliability study of the parent concerns about surgery questionnaire: What worries parents?].

Introduction: The study of mediating variables and psychological responses to child surgery involves the evaluation of both the patient and the parents as regards different stressors.

Objective: To have a reliable and reproducible valid evaluation tool that assesses the level of paternal involvement in relation to different stressors in the setting of surgery.

Material And Method: A self-report questionnaire study was completed by 123 subjects of both sexes, subdivided into 2populations, due to their relationship with the hospital setting.