The Effect of Digital Storytelling Applied to Children in Preoperative Period

NCT05605561 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: Pamukkale University HSI2022SABE007
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 72
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Digital storytelling is the craft and art of exploring different media and software applications to communicate stories in new and powerful ways using digital media. Because new digital tools are inexpensive and widely available, digital storytelling tends to be highly personal and at the same time universal. All in all, it is a very powerful form of communication. Digital storytelling applications include short (three to five minute) films with pictures, video clips, soundtrack and narration; storytelling performances and talks supported by media slideshows or interactive presentations; and web-based applications, including streaming media, podcasts, and blogs. When looking at the literature, different approaches to using digital storytelling are seen: it is used in the education of health professionals, in academic education, for digital story development and research, and as a therapeutic care intervention. Studies on the use of digital stories in the field of health have just begun to gain popularity, and it is noteworthy that the studies in the health services literature are not yet at the desired level and prevalence. Healthcare is a unique environment to use digital storytelling intervention as a therapeutic purpose in addition to gaining knowledge in all our activities. Using digital stories; It is thought that it will provide significant benefits to parents/children and health professionals by filling the gap in the literature in order to reduce the negative emotional behaviors and anxiety of children undergoing day surgery in the preoperative period, as an informative intervention that can attract the attention of their children while having fun.

Conditions

Child; Preoperative Period

Keywords

children; preoperative period; digital storytelling

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Children's Emotional Manifestation Scale

  This scale was developed by Li and Lopez (2005) to measure the emotional responses of children during stressful medical procedures. Children's Emotional Manifestation Scale was adapted into Turkish by Mete Izci and Çetinkaya (2020). Turkish version of the Children's Emotional Manifestation scale (T-CEMS) was found to be valid and reliable in order to measure the emotional responses of children before stressful medical procedures or in the preoperative period.

  Day Surgery Day: In the Surgery Waiting Room

• Physiological Measurement Form

  This form consists of children's physiological measurements (pulse, blood pressure and respiration). Physiological measurements will be based on pulse (60-95 beats/minute), blood pressure (100-120/60-75 mmHg) and respiration (14-22 minutes) values, which are considered normal for the 6-12 age group (Hartman and Cheifetz). 2011).

  Day Surgery Day: In the Surgery Waiting Room

• State Anxiety Scale for Children (How Do I Feel Questionnaire)

  The Children's State Trait Anxiety Inventory was developed by Spielberger in 1973 for 4th and 6th grade children, and its Turkish validity and reliability was established by Özusta (1995) in 615 children aged 9-12 (Özusta 1995).

  Preoperative Clinic: 5-7 days before Day Surgery, Day Surgery Day: In the Surgery Waiting Room,At home: 2 weeks postoperatively

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group (Digital Story)

EXPERIMENTAL

The web-based digital story preparation process will be completed as a 3-5 minute short film by using pictures, videos, voiceovers and various video editing techniques by the researcher trained in storytelling. The digital story will be prepared in an appropriate format, taking into account the cognitive development and period characteristics of school children (7-12 years old).

Other: Digital Story

Standard Maintenance Group

NO INTERVENTION

It is the standard of care given according to the hospital's policies and procedures.

Interventions

Digital Story OTHER

It is the standard of care given according to the hospital's policies and procedures.

Also known as: Standard Maintenance Group

Intervention Group (Digital Story)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Admission to hospital for day surgery Having internet Access Written informed consent from family and volunteers to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Children with neurological development and learning problems Children with chronic illness who require special medical care No internet Access

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pamukkale University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pamukkale University

Denizli, Pamukkale, 20100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Officials

• Bengü ÇETİNKAYA, Phd,Prof.

  Pamukkale University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: In this study, study and control groups were determined using the simple randomization method to prevent selection bias. Patients do not know that they are in the experimental and control groups. The data in the study was collected by the researcher. To prevent bias during data collection, the State Anxiety Scale, which could enable patients to self-report, was used. The research was conducted according to the CONSORT 2010 reporting guideline (Schulz et al., 2010). In order to prevent reporting bias, the research data were evaluated by a statistician.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Phd Candidate

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 31, 2022
• First Posted: November 4, 2022
• Study Start: November 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2023
• Study Completion: April 1, 2023
• Last Updated: June 25, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)