The Efficacy of Finger Puppets, Distraction Cards and Kaleidoscope for Reducing Anxiety in Children Undergoing Day Surgery
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 85
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Anxiety
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Aim: This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of finger puppets, distraction cards and kaleidoscope for reducing anxiety in children undergoing day surgery.
Methods: The study was conducted using the "pre-post test unmatched group model", one of the quasi-experimental methods. The study was conducted between April 2023 and January 2024 with children aged 6-12 years who were admitted to the pediatric clinic of a hospital for day surgery. A total of 85 children (including 20 children in the control group, 22 children in the finger puppet intervention group, 21 children in the distraction cards intervention group, and 22 children in the kaleidoscope intervention group) who were hospitalized in the pediatric clinic between April 2023 and January 2024 and who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Descriptive statistics, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis and regression analysis were used in the evaluation of the data.
Detailed Description
This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of finger puppets, distraction cards and kaleidoscope for reducing anxiety in children undergoing day surgery. The study was conducted using the "pre-post test unpaired group model", one of the quasi-experimental methods.
The study was carried out from April 2023 to January 2024, involving children aged 6-12 years admitted to the pediatric clinic of a teaching and research hospital for day surgery (tonsillectomy, circumcisio, adenotonsillectomy etc.). Notably, the nursing care provided at the hospital does not incorporate distraction techniques aimed at alleviating anxiety in children.
Sample The sample required for the study was calculated using the G*Power (3.1.9.4) computer program. Based on the Type I error of 5%, Type II error of 99%, SD = 6.20, and Type I error of 5% in the study by Dehghan et al. (2017), the desired effect size for this study was 0.55 and the total required sample size was 64 children (approximately 21 children for each group) (Dehghan et al., 2017). A total of 85 children, comprising 20 children in the control group, 22 in the finger puppet intervention group, 21 in the distraction cards intervention group, and 22 in the kaleidoscope intervention group, was recruited from the pediatric clinic between April 2023 and January 2024, meeting the study's inclusion criteria. Notably, no randomization method was employed in the selection process.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 6 Years to 12 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •children aged 6-12 years
- •scheduled for day surgery
- •devoid of prior surgical experiences
- •willingly consented to participation.
Exclusion Criteria
- •children undergoing major surgeries (e.g., cardiac procedures)
- •emergency surgical interventions
- •individuals with mental retardation
- •as well as those with visual or auditory impairments.
Arms & Interventions
Control group
20 children in the control group
Experimental group
22 in the finger puppet, 21 in the distraction cards intervention group, and 22 in the kaleidoscope intervention group
Intervention: distraction cards, kaleidoscope and finger puppet (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Anxiety
Time Frame: up to 10 months
This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of finger puppets, distraction cards and kaleidoscope for reducing anxiety in children undergoing day surgery
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Aslı Akdeniz Kudubeş
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Bilecik Seyh Edebali Universitesi