Use of Hand Puppets and Image Watching and Coloring Books for Children in During Blood Collection Procedures

Artvin Coruh University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Blood Collection

Treatments: Other: The Visual Viewing and Coloring Book; Other: Hand Puppet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07044713

Hand Puppets, Image Watching

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to compare a hand puppet with image viewing and a coloring book for children in reducing children's pain and fear during blood collection.

Full description

Ninety volunteer children aged 3-6 coming for blood collection will be randomly divided into three groups: hand puppet, viewing and painting the image, and control group. Children will be assessed before, during, and after the procedure. Pain related to blood collection will be assessed with the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale, and fear will be assessed with the Child Fear Scale. In addition, children's demographic data will be recorded in the Information Form.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 6 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being between 3-6 years old
• Taking blood samples at once
• No visual-auditory and speech disorders
• Being open to communication and
• Being accompanied by a parent.

Exclusion criteria

• Having a chronic disease
• Having a visual-auditory and speech disorder
• History of sedative, analgesic or narcotic substance use within 24 hours before admission
• Children whose parents do not agree to participate in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Routine clinical care will be applied to the control group. No action will be taken.

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Description:

Before blood collection, the child will be shown games with hand puppets and will be asked to watch the image and color with the Coloring Book.

Treatment:

Other: Hand Puppet

Other: The Visual Viewing and Coloring Book