The Effect Of Distraction Methods On Fear And Anxiety In Children Before The Covid 19 Test

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fear; Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: The Kaleidescope; Behavioral: The visual illusion cards

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05481203

Distraction

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim: This research will be carried out to determine the effect of distracting methods on fear and anxiety in children before the COVID test.

Full description

Inroduction: In the literature review, it has been seen that the positive effect of different nanpharmacological methods is supported to reduce pain and anxiety caused by medical procedures. Non-pharmacological methods are classified as physical methods, cognitive behavioral methods, and environmental or emotional intervention methods. In order to draw attention to another direction, which is among these methods; watching cartoons, inflating balloons, creating balloons by blowing foam, talking about things unrelated to the initiative, virtual reality glasses, listening to music, using kaleidoscope and distraction cards etc. is located. The subject of the study is the application of distraction methods in reducing the pain associated with short-term medical interventions.

Enrollment: 114 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 10 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• children who will be taken samples for Covid 19 test
• being between the ages of 5 to 10 years,
• literate

Exclusion criteria

• having chronic diseasesvisual
• audio, or speech impairments
• mental disorders,
• history of sedative, analgesic, or narcotic use within 24 h before admission
• inflammatory disease during admission.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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114 participants in 3 patient groups

The Kaleidescope Group

Experimental group

Description:

Kaleidoscope Group: it and asking about the colors and shapes seen within it. This distraction procedure started before the procedure and continued until it ended.

Treatment:

Behavioral: The Kaleidescope

The Visual Illusion Cards Group

Experimental group

Description:

The Visual Illusion Cards Group: Just before the nasopharyngeal swab participants were allowed to check the cards and were asked what they saw in them.

Treatment:

Behavioral: The visual illusion cards

The Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group received the routine nasopharyngeal swab procedure and did not receive any other nonpharmacological intervention