The Effect of Stress Ball in Reducing Anxiety and Fear During Plastering Procedure in Extremity Fractures in Children Aged 6-12 Years
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Plaster of Paris Injury to Skin
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
- Enrollment
- 116
- Primary Endpoint
- Patient Identification Form
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of stress ball application on procedure-related anxiety and fear during plaster cast procedure in children aged 6-12 years.
Detailed Description
Children aged 6-12 years will be randomly divided into two groups: stress ball and control group. Interventions will be applied 1 time per day (2 sessions) for 2 days. Children in the experimental group will be given a stress ball during the plaster procedure and will be asked to squeeze it during the procedure. Children will be assessed before, during and after the intervention. Fear and anxiety related to the cast procedure will be assessed using the Children's Fear Scale, and the Children's Anxiety Scale - Statefulness Scale. In addition, children's heart rate, respiration, blood pressure and SPO2 will be measured.
Investigators
Zülbiye demir barbak
Lecturer
Ataturk University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age between 6 and 12 years (over 12 years old)
- •Absence of any physical and mental illness,
- •Not having taken analgesics in the last six hours
- •Hospitalization was for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
- •The child and parents are comfortable speaking and understanding Turkish.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Children hospitalized for surgery will not be included in the study.
- •Those who are outside the inclusion criteria will not be included in the study.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Patient Identification Form
Time Frame: baseline
In this form, there are questions about the child's age, gender, weight, age of the mother and father, presence of long-term illness, previous hospitalization status and reason, previous surgery status, presence of medication on continuous use, analgesic intake in the last 6 hours.
Secondary Outcomes
- Children's Fear Scale (CFS)(baseline)