Main Heading (Descriptor) Terms
Conditions
Keywords
hospital, child, sleep companion, psychosocial symptoms
Brief summary
The study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to investigate the effect of sleep companion application on psychosocial symptoms in hospitalized school children aged 6-12 years.
Detailed description
The sample of the study consisted of a total of 97 school-age children hospitalized in the Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery-Endocrine Service of the Health Services Application and Research Hospital of a university hospital and in the Pediatrics Service of a state hospital. Children who met the inclusion criteria and whose written and verbal consent was obtained from their parents for participation in the study after being informed were included in the study. The study was completed as 50 control and 47 experimental group with 3 missing persons in the experimental group. Data were collected using the "Introductory Information Form" and "Psychosocial Symptoms Diagnostic Scale for Hospitalized Children (PSDS)" tools. The toy, which was selected as a sleep companion for the children in the experimental group, was introduced to the children and accompanied them for 3 days during their hospitalization. The experimental and control groups were observed for psychosocial symptoms. The data will be analyzed with SPSS software.
Interventions
OTHERSleep buddy
The toy chosen as a sleep companion was introduced to the children in the experimental group and they were told that it would accompany them for 3 days during their hospitalization. Before giving the sleep companion, parents and children were informed about the sleep companion and their questions about the study were answered. Children who did not have their own sleep companion were included in the sample. The child was encouraged to sleep and spend time with the given sleep buddy and the family was also informed.
Sponsors
Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Hospitalized school-age children (6-12 years old), * No mental disability, * Volunteer to participate in the research, * No allergies, * Children who are hospitalized for at least 3 days
Exclusion criteria
* Hospitalized children under 6 years of age and over 12 years of age, * Predicted discharge in less than 3 days, * Children with a sleeping companion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Psychosocial symptoms diagnostic scale | Used 3 days after the sleep companion app. The scale administration took 15 minutes. | Determination of psychosocial symptoms of hospitalized children The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is "48" and the lowest score is "0". A high score on the scale means that the hospitalized school child has psychosocial problems. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
STUDY_DIRECTORAysel Kokcu Dogan, Ph.D
Medipol University
Outcome results
None listed