The Effect of Puppet Show on Pain and Fear During Subcutaneous Injection in Children With Leukemia (SC-puppet)

Dokuz Eylül University (DEU)

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Fear

Pain, Acute

Treatments

Behavioral: puppet show

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06013501

SC-puppet

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aim to evaluate the effect of puppet show applied during subcutaneous injection to children aged 3-7 years with leukemia on the level of pain and fear experienced by children due to the intervention.

Full description

Before and during subcutaneous injection administration to the children in the study group There will be a puppet show. No distraction method will be applied to the children in the control group and the clinical A subcutaneous injection will be administered in accordance with the routine. Pain and fear assessment of children in both groups will be evaluated by the clinical nurse during the intervention.

Enrollment

60 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

3 to 7 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Child <3 and >7 years old
Medically unstable (dehydration, septic shock, sedation)
Children who are being treated for leukemia in the Pediatric Hematology Service will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Not exposed to any other interventional procedure before (same day) subcutaneous intervention
Not expressing any pain before subcutaneous intervention
Heart rate to be within age-appropriate limits
Wong-Baker Pain Rating Scale score of 0 in the evaluation performed before the subcutaneous intervention (5 minutes ago)
Having a disability that cannot perceive the attempt and communicate (down syndrome, speech disorder, visual impairment)
The child and family do not know Turkish