The Effect of Watching Cartoons During Treatment on Children's Anxiety and Fear Levels

NCT ID: NCT04127097

Last Updated: 2020-10-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

92 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-09-30

Study Completion Date

2019-11-01

Brief Summary

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Objective: The study was carried out in a randomized controlled manner to determine the effect of the watching cartoons on the fear and anxiety levels of children during treatment.

Method: The population of the study consisted of children aged 5-10 years who were brought to a state hospital in a southeastern province for blood collection. A total of 92 children, 43 of whom were in the cartoon group and 49 of which were in the control group, were included in the study. Research findings; Data Form was obtained by using Child Anxiety Scale and Child Fear Scale. The children in the cartoon group were shown the cartoons they wanted during the treatment. Anxiety and fear levels before and during the blood collection were evaluated in the cartoon and control groups. The anxiety level of the children was evaluated according to their own expressions, and the level of fear was evaluated independently according to both the children's own statements and the observers' statements.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Nursing Caries Anxiety Fear

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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cartoon group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cartoon group

Intervention Type OTHER

The children in the groups were distracted by watching cartoon 2 minutes before treatment, until the process was over

control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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cartoon group

The children in the groups were distracted by watching cartoon 2 minutes before treatment, until the process was over

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* being healthy
* ability to express himself/herself verbally
* having no visual or auditory problems

Exclusion Criteria

* mental disease
* neurological disease
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Adiyaman University Research Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tuba Koc Ozkan

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Batman obstetrics and pediatric hospital

Batman, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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2019/6-2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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