Nursing Caries, Anxiety, Fear
Conditions
Keywords
anxiety, fear, nursing
Brief summary
Objective: The study was carried out in a randomized controlled manner to determine the effect of the watching cartoons on the fear and anxiety levels of children during treatment. Method: The population of the study consisted of children aged 5-10 years who were brought to a state hospital in a southeastern province for blood collection. A total of 92 children, 43 of whom were in the cartoon group and 49 of which were in the control group, were included in the study. Research findings; Data Form was obtained by using Child Anxiety Scale and Child Fear Scale. The children in the cartoon group were shown the cartoons they wanted during the treatment. Anxiety and fear levels before and during the blood collection were evaluated in the cartoon and control groups. The anxiety level of the children was evaluated according to their own expressions, and the level of fear was evaluated independently according to both the children's own statements and the observers' statements.
Interventions
OTHERcartoon group
The children in the groups were distracted by watching cartoon 2 minutes before treatment, until the process was over
Sponsors
Adiyaman University Research Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* being healthy * ability to express himself/herself verbally * having no visual or auditory problems
Exclusion criteria
* mental disease * neurological disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Children Fear Scale | 1 minute | The scale is used to evaluate the anxiety level of 4-10 year-old children. Five images of cartoon faces are used in the scale. Anxiety level is evaluated with numbers between 0 and 4. While 0 point refers to no anxiety, 4 points refer to severe anxiety |
| Children Anxiety Scale | 1 minute | it is similar to a thermometer with a bulb at the bottom and horizontal lines at upwardly spaced intervals. In the scale for children aged four to ten years, the child is asked to indicate that he / she feels now için to measure State anxiety. Score can vary from 0 to 10 |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed