Anxiety. The essential feature is recurrent attacks of severe anxiety (panic), which are not restricted to any particular situation or set of circumstances and are therefore unpredictable. As with other anxiety disorders, the dominant symptoms include sudden onset
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: storytelling. Intervention 2: Control group:Drawing.
Sponsors
Research Vice President of Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age is between 6 and 12 years Receiving two or more chemotherapy courses At least 24 hours have passed since the child was admitted to the ward Child's mastery of the Persian language Admission to the ward for 7 days
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Discharge of the child from the hospital during the intervention period Major distressing life event other than the child's illness such as parental divorce, parental death, moving in the past six months Unwillingness to continue participating in the study Implementation of a specific therapeutic procedure during the intervention for the patient Being in the final phase of the disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety -Fatigue. Timepoint: 2 times -Before and After the intervention. Method of measurement: Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale - Childhood Fatigue Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMona Alinejad naiene
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed