The Effect of Reading Story Books on Fear and Anxiety Levels

NCT05478369 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: B.30.2.ATA.0.01.00/554
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this project is to determine the effect of reading the story book, which is considered within the scope of the pedagogically approved research that introduces the surgical environment before the surgical intervention in children, on the pain and anxiety of the child. The project is a randomized controlled trial. The population of the research will be children between the ages of 4 and 6 who come to Atatürk University Health Research and Application Center Pediatric Surgery Clinic between March and September 2022 for treatment. The research sample; children and parents who are hospitalized in the clinic on the dates specified by the probabilistic sampling method and meet the research criteria, willing to participate in the research. "Survey Form", "Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS)" and "Child Fear Scale" will be used in data collection.

Conditions

Operative Incision

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Child Fear Scale (CFS)

  The scale was developed in 2011. The Child Fear Scale is used to determine the level of fear in children undergoing painful medical procedures. The Child Fear Scale is a scale from 0-4 showing five faces ranging from a neutral expression (0 = no worry) to the feared face (4 = serious anxiety).

  9 MONTHS

• Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS)

  Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (YPAS), which was developed in 1995 to measure children's preoperative anxiety, was modified in 1997 (mYPAS) and used in many studies covering various health fields such as dentistry, anesthesia, surgery, and pediatrics. The scale evaluates five basic parameters. These; Activity includes speech, emotional state, marked arousal, and relationship with family. In the scale, the parameters of activity, emotional state, marked arousal state, and family relationship are evaluated between (1-4) and speech (1-6).

  9 MONTHS

Study Arms (2)

storybook

EXPERIMENTAL

anxiety and fear

Behavioral: storybook

control

NO INTERVENTION

not anxiety and fear

Interventions

storybook BEHAVIORAL

anxiety and fear during operative

storybook

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 6 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Between the ages of 4-6
• Hernias, undescended testis surgery
• Does not have a disability related to developmental areas
• parent's literacy

You may not qualify if:

• Not between 4-6 years old
• No hernias, undescended testis surgery
• Having a disability related to developmental areas
• parent's illiteracy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ataturk University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ataturk University Nursing of Faculty

Erzurum, Center, 25240, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Sarialioglu A, Kurudirek F, Oluc T. The effect of storybook reading on children's preoperative fear and anxiety levels: A randomized controlled study. Child Care Health Dev. 2023 Sep;49(5):906-913. doi: 10.1111/cch.13100. Epub 2023 Feb 8.

  PMID: 36735635 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Surgical Wound

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• ARZU SARIALİOĞLU, PHD

  Ataturk University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 26, 2022
• First Posted: July 28, 2022
• Study Start: March 19, 2022
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2022
• Study Completion: August 19, 2022
• Last Updated: October 27, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)