Perioperative Anxiety in Children

NCT ID: NCT06036940

Last Updated: 2023-09-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 66 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-06-01
• Study Completion Date: 2022-02-07

Brief Summary

The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of preoperative patient education given by three different methods on the level of perioperative anxiety in children aged 4-7 years. The research was carried out between 1 June - 31 November 2021 at Tekirdag Namık Kemal University Health Practice and Research Center, Department of Pediatric Surgery. A total of 66 patients, 22 patients in each group, who met the inclusion criteria and were included in the stratified randomization method, were included in the planned quasi-experimental study. Research data were obtained by using the "Patient Diagnosis Form" and the "Anxiety Scale in Preschool Children" administered before and after the surgery.

Detailed Description

Pre-operative patient education was given to the children in the first experimental group by the service nurse. The children in the second experimental group were given pre-operative patient education by the service nurse, in addition, patient visits were provided by the operating room nurse and the operating room environment was explained through play. The children in the third experimental group were given pre-operative patient education by the service nurse, after which they listened to the mother's voice recording and loving words until they went to the operating room. It was determined that 69.7% of the mothers of the children participating in the study were 30 years and older, 81.8% were married, 37.9% were undergraduate graduates, and 51.5% were unemployed. The general anxiety disorder levels of those who had no previous surgery experience were found significantly higher than those who had previous surgery experience (p<0.05). In terms of affecting the anxiety level, there was a significant difference between the preoperative methods (p<0.05). It was determined that the education given by both the service nurse and the operating room nurse together was more effective than other methods in reducing the anxiety levels of children, and there was a statistically significant difference between them. (p<0.05)

Conditions

Nurse's Role

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

First Control Group

The children in the first control group were given pre-operative patient education by the service nurse.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Second Experimental Group

The children in the second experimental group were given pre-operative patient education by the service nurse, also patient visits were provided by the operating room nurse and the operating room environment was explained through play.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Preoperative patient education given with three different methods

Intervention Type: OTHER

To determine the effect of preoperative patient education given by three different methods on the level of perioperative anxiety in children aged 4-7 years.

Third Experimental Group

The children in the third experimental group were given pre-operative patient education by the service nurse, and then the mother's voice recording was played until they went to the operating room.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Preoperative patient education given with three different methods

Intervention Type: OTHER

To determine the effect of preoperative patient education given by three different methods on the level of perioperative anxiety in children aged 4-7 years.

Interventions

Preoperative patient education given with three different methods

To determine the effect of preoperative patient education given by three different methods on the level of perioperative anxiety in children aged 4-7 years.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Planned elective surgery related to pediatric surgery,
• Having no problems in communicating,
• Volunteer to participate in the research
• Children aged 4-7 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Children scheduled for emergency surgery

• Minimum Eligible Age: 4 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 7 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Namik Kemal University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Tülin YILDIZ

Prof. Dr.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Tülin YILDIZ, Prof. Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Namik Kemal University

Locations

Tekirdag Namık Kemal University

Tekirdağ, Suleymanpasa, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

TYILDIZ

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id