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Clinical Trials/NCT05320614
NCT05320614
Completed
N/A

The Effect Of Web-Based Educatıon And Therapeutıc Game Method Gıven To Chıldren In Planned Surgery On Pre-Surgery Anxıety And Fear On Post-Operatıve Paın And Sleep

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University2 sites in 1 country78 target enrollmentMarch 10, 2022
ConditionsDay Surgery

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Day Surgery
Sponsor
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Enrollment
78
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Child Fear Scale:
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

This research was planned to determine the effects of the web-based education given at home to children aged 7-12 in planned surgeries and the therapeutic game method applied in the hospital on pre-operative anxiety and fear, postoperative pain and sleep.

This study is a randomized controlled experimental study.

Detailed Description

Illness and especially hospitalization in the preoperative and postoperative period cause trauma with physiological, emotional and behavioral problems for children. With the help of web-based education and therapeutic game methods by pediatric nurses, anxiety, fear and pain seen in children and families can be reduced and skills to cope with negative emotions can be improved. This research was planned to determine the effects of the web-based education given at home to children aged 7-12 in planned surgeries and the therapeutic game method applied in the hospital on pre-operative anxiety and fear, postoperative pain and sleep. This study is a randomized controlled experimental study. The study is planned to be performed in the pediatric surgery clinic of the Training and Research Hospital. For sample selection, children will be stratified in terms of age variables and divided into two strata as 7-9 years old and 10-12 years old. In order to ensure homogeneity between the groups, children will be selected into the study and control groups using a simple randomization method and a random numbers table. To the children in the study group and their parents; information about the child's surgery, educational brochures including the conditions to be considered before, during and after the operation, during the discharge period, operating room tour, educational games, etc. Training will be given on the website using and a therapeutic game will be played in the game room at the hospital the day before the surgery. The children in the control group and their parents will be given routine care and information about the pre-operative preparation in the service. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test will be used in the evaluation of the data. A value of p\<0.05 will be considered statistically significant.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
March 10, 2022
End Date
December 20, 2023
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Derya Demir Uysal

lecturer

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Agreeing to participate in the research,
  • Those who will have a planned surgery between the ages of 7-12,
  • Having and able to use a computer/tablet and internet connection at home,
  • Having the ability to use a computer / tablet,
  • Pediatric patients given written consent by their parents

Exclusion Criteria

  • At least one previous experience of surgery
  • Having communication problems (sight, hearing, mental),
  • Diagnosed with anxiety disorder,
  • Genetic/congenital disease,

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Child Fear Scale:

Time Frame: On the day of the operation, one hour before the operation, the child is asked to rate his/her fear according to this scale.

This scale is scored between 0-4 based on five different facial expressions, a higher scale score indicates more fear.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Yale Modified Preoperative Anxiety Scale Child Form(An evaluation is made by the researcher 30 minutes before the operation and when the anesthesia mask is shown in the operating room.)

Study Sites (2)

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