The Effect Of Distraction Methods On Fear And Anxiety In Children Before The Covid 19 Test

NCT05481203 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Distraction
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 114
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Aim: This research will be carried out to determine the effect of distracting methods on fear and anxiety in children before the COVID test.

Conditions

Anxiety; Fear

Keywords

COVID-19 test; nasopharyngeal swab collection; pediatric nursing; distraction methods

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• changing the anxiety in the Kaleidoscope group

  changing the anxiety scores of the children in the Kaleidoscope group during Covid 19 test

  up to 6 months

• changing the fear in the Kaleidoscope group

  changing the fear scores of the children in the Kaleidoscope group during Covid 19 test

  up to 6 months

• changing the anxiety in the Visual Illusion Cards group

  changing the anxiety scores of the children in the Visual Illusion Cards group during Covid 19 test

  up to 6 months

• changing the fear in the Visual Illusion Cards group

  changing thefear scores of the children in the Visual Illusion Cards group during Covid 19 test

  up to 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• changing the "Child Anxiety Scale-Stateness" score

  up to 6 months

• changing the "Child Fear Scale" score

  up to 6 months

Study Arms (3)

The Kaleidescope Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Kaleidoscope Group: it and asking about the colors and shapes seen within it. This distraction procedure started before the procedure and continued until it ended.

Behavioral: The Kaleidescope

The Visual Illusion Cards Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The Visual Illusion Cards Group: Just before the nasopharyngeal swab participants were allowed to check the cards and were asked what they saw in them.

Behavioral: The visual illusion cards

The Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group received the routine nasopharyngeal swab procedure and did not receive any other nonpharmacological intervention

Interventions

The Kaleidescope BEHAVIORAL

During the nasopharyngeal swab collection process, the researcher held a kaleidoscope to each child's eye, leisurely turning it and asking about the colors and shapes seen within it.

The Kaleidescope Group

The visual illusion cards BEHAVIORAL

Just before the nasopharyngeal swab participants were allowed to check the cards andwere askedwhat they saw in them.

The Visual Illusion Cards Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• children who will be taken samples for Covid 19 test
• being between the ages of 5 to 10 years,
• literate

You may not qualify if:

• having chronic diseasesvisual
• audio, or speech impairments
• mental disorders,
• history of sedative, analgesic, or narcotic use within 24 h before admission
• inflammatory disease during admission.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ondokuz Mayıs University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ondokuz Mayis University

Samsun, Atakum, 55250, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: This was an RCT with parallel groups conducted between March, 2022 and August, 2022 at the pediatric emergency unit of a hospital in Black Sea Region Turkey

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2022
• First Posted: August 1, 2022
• Study Start: March 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2022
• Study Completion: July 1, 2022
• Last Updated: August 1, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)