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The Effect of The Musical Toy Used During Peripheral Vascular Access on Children's Pain, Fear And Parents' Satisfaction

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Child, Only
Pain
Parents
Registration Number
NCT05689411
Lead Sponsor
T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Brief Summary

The research was carried out as a randomized controlled experimental study in order to examine the effects of the child's pain, fear and parent's satisfaction before and after vascular access with a musical toy-xylophone, which is used as a distraction technique for the preparation of the 3-6 year old child hospitalized in the pediatric clinic.

Detailed Description

The population of the study consists of children aged 3-6 years who applied to Durağan Şehit Hakan Tanrıkulu State Hospital Pediatric Service between January 2022 and December 2022 and needed vascular access. The sample of the study consisted of 70 children (control: 35, experiment: 35) who met the case selection criteria. Child and Parent Descriptive Information Form, Child Fear Scale (CFS), Children's Emotional Indicator Scale (CEIS), QUCHER Photographic and Numerical Rating Form (QUCHER), and Nurse-Patient Collaboration Level and Parent Satisfaction Form were used. While the children in the experimental group were playing with a musical toy with their parents, peripheral vascular access was performed.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria
  • The child is between 3-6 years old,
  • Volunteering of parents and children to participate in the research,
  • The child does not come to the hospital with acute pain,
Exclusion Criteria
  • The child has a hearing, vision and mental problem,
  • The child and the parent do not understand and speak Turkish easily,
  • Absence of a primary caregiver,

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Children's Emotional Indicator Scale5 minutes after the procedure.

children's emotional behaviors during stressful medical procedures.It takes a value between 1 and 5 for each category. The total score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 5-25. As the scores obtained from the scale increase, negative emotional indicators increase.

Child Fear Scale5 minutes before the procedure.

The CFS consists of five drawn facial expressions ranging from a neutral expressioanxiety level of children.The mean score of the CFS is 1.9 ± 0.1 (min=0, max=4). The CLS can also be scored by the parent and the researcher.

anxiety level of children.

Qucher-Photographic and Numerical Rating Scale5 minutes after the procedure.

The Qucher scale can be used in children aged 3-12 years.Pain intensity is evaluated from 0 as "pain-no pain" and up to 10 as "the greatest pain-pain you can have".

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Nurse-Patient Cooperation and Patient Parent Satisfaction Form5 minutes after the procedure.

The Nurse-Patient Collaboration section consists. The patient is asked to rate how his or her compliance with the procedure is between 0 and 10 points. 0 represents the worst fit and 10 the best fit.questions directed to the nurse performing the procedure.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dilek alemdar

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Ordu, Turkey

Dilek alemdar
🇹🇷Ordu, Turkey

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