This study aim to evaluate the effect of puppet show applied during subcutaneous injection to children aged 3-7 years with leukemia on the level of pain and fear experienced by children due to the intervention.
Before and during subcutaneous injection administration to the children in the study group There will be a puppet show. No distraction method will be applied to the children in the control group and the clinical A subcutaneous injection will be administered in accordance with the routine. Pain and fear assessment of children in both groups will be evaluated by the clinical nurse during the intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
puppet show to the child before and during subcutaneous application
Gülçin Özalp Gerçeker
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGprocedure-related pain with Wong Baker Pain Rating Scale
pain assessment with Wong Baker Pain Rating Scale by child
Time frame: change from Wong Baker Pain Rating Scale (5 minutes before the subcutaneous injection, 5 minutes after subcutaneous injection)
procedure-related fear with Child Fear Scale
fear assessment with Child Fear Scale by child and parent
Time frame: change from Child Fear Scale (5 minutes before the subcutaneous injection, 5 minutes after subcutaneous injection)
procedure-related pain with The FLACC scale or Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability scale
pain assessment with The FLACC scale or Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability scale by nurse
Time frame: change from The FLACC scale or Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability scale (5 minutes before the subcutaneous injection, 5 minutes after subcutaneous injection)
Heart rate
Heart rate measurement
Time frame: change from the heart rate at 10 minutes
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