The Effect of Using Finger Puppets and Showing Cartoons on Pain and Fear in Preschool Children (3-6 Years Old) During Blood Collection
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 120
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The study is a randomized controlled experimental study aimed at determining the effect of showing cartoons or using finger puppets to children aged 3-6 years before taking venous blood samples on their pain levels.
Based on the results of this study, it is thought that showing cartoons and using finger puppets before blood collection will help reduce pain levels in children and improve their ability to cope with pain, thereby improving the quality of care. In this context, the study will be conducted to determine the effect of showing cartoons and using finger puppets before blood collection on pain in pediatric patients.
Detailed Description
Children between the ages of three and six have the language skills to express pain at a sensory level. They can describe the location and intensity of the pain. They may cry, scream, and exhibit aggressive behavior in response to pain. They may think of invasive procedures such as blood collection as punishment. Before any procedures are performed, the child should be informed about the procedures that will be performed and their stress and fear should be reduced by helping them relax. Nurses should use non-pharmacological methods appropriate for the age group of the children during painful procedures to reduce the level of pain perceived by the children. In this study, I will examine the effect of showing cartoons and finger puppets to children during blood collection on pain and fear.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 3 Years to 6 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •The child and parent agree to participate in the study.
- •The child is between 3 and 6 years old.
- •The child has no acute pain complaints.
- •The child has no disabilities.
Exclusion Criteria
- •The child and parent refuse to participate in the study.
- •The child is under 3 years of age or over 6 years of age.
- •The child has acute pain complaints.
- •The child has any disability.
Arms & Interventions
finger puppet group
During the blood collection procedure, 40 children were randomly selected to play with finger puppets.
Intervention: showing finger puppets during blood collection (Other)
watching cartoons group
During the blood collection procedure, 40 children were randomly selected to watch cartoons.
Intervention: cartoons (Other)
control group
No intervention was performed on the children.
Intervention: control group (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale
Time Frame: 4 months
Pain scores are given according to the numerical values assigned to the faces on this scale. It is explained to the child that the faces on the scale do not represent people who are happy because they are not in pain or unhappy because they are in pain. A very happy person is Face 0. A little pain is Face 1, a little more pain is Face 2, a little more pain is Face 3, and quite a lot of pain is Face 4. Face 5 represents the highest level of pain that can be imagined. The child is asked to choose the face that best describes the pain they are feeling.
Children's Fear Scale (CFS)
Time Frame: 4 months
CFS is used to score the fear that may cause pain in children before or during the procedure. The scale is a visual measurement tool consisting of five drawn lines ranging from a neutral facial expression (0 = no fear) to a frightened facial expression (4 = very afraid), with scores ranging from 0 to 4. The scale is used to assess the fear of pain in children before or during a procedure. The scale is a visual measurement tool consisting of five drawn lines ranging from a neutral facial expression (0 = no fear) to a frightened facial expression (4 = very afraid), with scores ranging from 0 to 4. The scale is used to assess the fear of pain in children before or during a procedure. . The Turkish language validity and psychometric properties of the scale used to assess procedural fears in children aged 5-12 were tested
Secondary Outcomes
- Information Form(4 months)
Investigators
Zeynep Camkıran
nurse
Hitit University