The study was conducted randomly controlled experimental to determine the effect of hand massage applied to pre-operative children on anxiety level and physical symptoms of anxiety.
On operation morning, "Child and Parent Introduction Form", "State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children" were read to and "Physiological Symptoms of Anxiety Inspection Form" measurement was done on children in both groups, and their 1st measurement values were recorded. Routine treatment and nursing care applications of the service were done preoperationally. After the researcher and the children in study group sat on a chair facing each other, hand massage procedure, 8 minutes to both hands and a total of 16 minutes hand massage was applied with liquid petrolatum. No massage was applied to children in control group. Right 16 minutes after the 1st filled forms in each group, "State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children", "Physiological Symptoms of Anxiety Inspection Form" were read, measurement was done and 2nd measurement values were recorded. Furthermore, "Satisfaction Evaluation Scale" was marked by those in study group after the massage, and measurement values were recorded.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
84
Hand massage procedure, 8 minutes to both hands and a total of 16 minutes hand massage was applied with liquid petrolatum.
Mersin University
Mersin, Turkey (Türkiye)
Anxiety evaluated using the State Anxiety Scale
Scores ranging from 20 to 80 points are obtained in the scale. In the total score obtained from the scale in scoring the scale, 0-19 points indicate the absence of anxiety, 20-39 points indicate mild anxiety, 40-59 points indicate moderate anxiety, and 60-79 points indicate severe anxiety level. Higher state anxiety scores indicate that anxiety level is also hig
Time frame: Change from before implementation and after 16 minutes of practice (hand massage)
Blood pressure
systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mmHg
Time frame: Change from before implementation and after 16 minutes of practice (hand massage)
Heart rate
beats per minute
Time frame: Change from before implementation and after 16 minutes of practice (hand massage)
respiratory rate
ekspiration and inspiration per minute
Time frame: Change from before implementation and after 16 minutes of practice (hand massage)
peripheral oxygen saturation
%, percentage of oxygenated hemoglobin in peripheral arterial blood
Time frame: Change from before implementation and after 16 minutes of practice (hand massage)
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