Anxiety, Fear
Conditions
Keywords
COVID-19 test, nasopharyngeal swab collection, pediatric nursing, distraction methods
Brief summary
Aim: This research will be carried out to determine the effect of distracting methods on fear and anxiety in children before the COVID test.
Detailed description
Inroduction: In the literature review, it has been seen that the positive effect of different nanpharmacological methods is supported to reduce pain and anxiety caused by medical procedures. Non-pharmacological methods are classified as physical methods, cognitive behavioral methods, and environmental or emotional intervention methods. In order to draw attention to another direction, which is among these methods; watching cartoons, inflating balloons, creating balloons by blowing foam, talking about things unrelated to the initiative, virtual reality glasses, listening to music, using kaleidoscope and distraction cards etc. is located. The subject of the study is the application of distraction methods in reducing the pain associated with short-term medical interventions.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALThe Kaleidescope
During the nasopharyngeal swab collection process, the researcher held a kaleidoscope to each child's eye, leisurely turning it and asking about the colors and shapes seen within it.
BEHAVIORALThe visual illusion cards
Just before the nasopharyngeal swab participants were allowed to check the cards andwere askedwhat they saw in them.
Sponsors
Ondokuz Mayıs University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
This was an RCT with parallel groups conducted between March, 2022 and August, 2022 at the pediatric emergency unit of a hospital in Black Sea Region Turkey
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* children who will be taken samples for Covid 19 test * being between the ages of 5 to 10 years, * literate
Exclusion criteria
* having chronic diseasesvisual * audio, or speech impairments * mental disorders, * history of sedative, analgesic, or narcotic use within 24 h before admission * inflammatory disease during admission.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| changing the fear in the Visual Illusion Cards group | up to 6 months | changing thefear scores of the children in the Visual Illusion Cards group during Covid 19 test |
| changing the fear in the Kaleidoscope group | up to 6 months | changing the fear scores of the children in the Kaleidoscope group during Covid 19 test |
| changing the anxiety in the Visual Illusion Cards group | up to 6 months | changing the anxiety scores of the children in the Visual Illusion Cards group during Covid 19 test |
| changing the anxiety in the Kaleidoscope group | up to 6 months | changing the anxiety scores of the children in the Kaleidoscope group during Covid 19 test |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| changing the Child Anxiety Scale-Stateness score | up to 6 months | The Children's Anxiety Meter (CAM) used. It assesses children's anxiety in clinical settings and uses before medical procedures. The CAM is drawn like a thermometer with a bulb at the bottom, also includes horizontal lines at intervals going up to the top. Children are asked to mark how he/she feel right now to measure state anxiety. Scores range from 0 to 10. |
| changing the Child Fear Scale score | up to 6 months | The Child Fear Scale (CFS) used. This one-item scale consists of five sex-neutral faces. It ranges from a no fear (neutral) face on the far left to a face showing extreme fear on the far right. The rater responds indicates the level of fear. Scores range from 0 to 4. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed