Fear Anxiety, Satisfaction
Conditions
Keywords
Inhaler medicine, Fear, Readin Fairy Tales, Coloring, Satisfaction
Brief summary
This thesis study was conducted as an unblinded, randomized controlled experiment to examine the effects of reading and coloring fairy tales, which can be used during inhaler medication administration with a mask, on children's fear level and parental health care satisfaction.
Detailed description
Data were collected at Edirne Sultan 1. Murat State Hospital Pediatrics Clinic between September 2023 and January 2024. Children aged 3-6 were included in the study. In the research, the sample was divided into three groups. 99 children participated in the study, 33 children in each group. Using the randomization program, it was determined which sample group the children would be included in. In the study, reading fairy tales and coloring were used as distraction methods for the experimental group. Inhaler medication was administered via mask to the control group without any application. The implementation period of the research lasted an average of four months. Necessary ethical permissions were obtained before the research. In the study, the Child Fear Scale was used to measure the level of fear, the PedsQL Health Care Satisfaction Scale was used to measure parental satisfaction, and the Children's Emotional Indicators Scale was used to measure emotional indicators. Explanatory information about the application was given to the children and their parents by the researcher, and they were voluntarily informed and signed a consent form. Research data were collected by the researcher by meeting children and parents face to face.
Interventions
DEVICEreading fairy tales
Reading fairy tales during inhaler medication administration.
DEVICEpainting
painting during inhaler medication administration
Sponsors
Trakya University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 6 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Parent and child volunteering to participate in the study, 2. The child is between the ages of 3-6, 3. Being admitted due to respiratory system disease, 4. Inhaler treatment with a mask will be applied.
Exclusion criteria
1. Parent and child not voluntarily participating in the study, 2. The child has any genetic, congenital, chronic or metabolic disease, 3. The child has vision, hearing and speech problems, 4. The child's vital signs are unstable (no fever, tachypnea, etc.) and the need for any emergency intervention.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Personal data collection form | baseline | The data collection form was prepared by the researchers in line with the literature. In this form 8 questions about the characteristics of children.There are 18 questions in total, 10 of which include parent and family characteristics. |
| Child Fear Scale | baseline | The scale was developed to determine the anxiety level of children aged 5-10 years. There are various facial expressions in the scale and a numerical value is given for each facial expression. The lowest score obtained from the scale is 0 and the highest score is 4. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the level of anxiety felt in the child. The inhaler was filled by the child before medication administration. |
| Child Emotional Manifestation Scale | baseline | In the scale, emotional indicators are evaluated in terms of 5 parameters. These parameters are; facial expression, voice, activity, interaction and cooperation level. These five parameters are scored from 1 to 5, and the lowest 5 and the highest 25 points are obtained at the end of the evaluation of the scale. A low score from the scale indicates a positive emotional state, and an increase in a score indicates a negative emotional state. The inhaler was filled out by the researcher before drug administration. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Child Fear Scale | within 10 minutes after inhaler treatment | In the scale, emotional indicators are evaluated in terms of 5 parameters. These parameters are; facial expression, voice, activity, interaction and cooperation level. These five parameters are scored from 1 to 5, and the lowest 5 and the highest 25 points are obtained at the end of the evaluation of the scale. A low score from the scale indicates a positive emotional state, and an increase in a score indicates a negative emotional state. the inhaler was filled by the child within 10 minutes of treatment |
| Child Emotional Manifestation Scale | within 10 minutes after inhaler treatment | In the scale, emotional indicators are evaluated in terms of 5 parameters. These parameters are; facial expression, voice, activity, interaction and cooperation level. These five parameters are scored from 1 to 5, and the lowest 5 and the highest 25 points are obtained at the end of the evaluation of the scale. A low score from the scale indicates a positive emotional state, and an increase in a score indicates a negative emotional state. inhaler was filled by the researcher within 10 minutes of treatment |
| PedsQL Health Care Parental Satisfaction Scale | within 10 minutes after inhaler treatment | This scale was created to evaluate parents' satisfaction with health care and to increase the level of satisfaction with health care; It consists of six subheadings and 25 questions: information, family participation, communication, technical skills, emotional needs and general satisfaction. The statements in the PedsQL Health Care Satisfaction Scale are; never satisfied = 0, sometimes satisfied = 25, It was quantified with a score of most of the time = 50, almost always satisfied = 75, always satisfied = 100 points. inhaler filled by parent within 10 minutes of treatment |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed