The aim of this study was to determine the effect of stress ball application on procedure-related anxiety and fear during plaster cast procedure in children aged 6-12 years.
Children aged 6-12 years will be randomly divided into two groups: stress ball and control group. Interventions will be applied 1 time per day (2 sessions) for 2 days. Children in the experimental group will be given a stress ball during the plaster procedure and will be asked to squeeze it during the procedure. Children will be assessed before, during and after the intervention. Fear and anxiety related to the cast procedure will be assessed using the Children's Fear Scale, and the Children's Anxiety Scale - Statefulness Scale. In addition, children's heart rate, respiration, blood pressure and SPO2 will be measured.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
116
The child and parents will be taken to the procedure room for the casting procedure. The plastering process in children takes an average of 10-15 minutes. In the experimental group, the stress ball selected by the child will be started 1-2 minutes before the casting process and will be watched for an average of 10 minutes. If the procedure is prolonged, the time for squeezing and playing with the stress ball will be extended.
Patient Identification Form
In this form, there are questions about the child's age, gender, weight, age of the mother and father, presence of long-term illness, previous hospitalization status and reason, previous surgery status, presence of medication on continuous use, analgesic intake in the last 6 hours.
Time frame: baseline
Children's Fear Scale (CFS)
The CFS, which was first used in 2003, is a scale with proven validity and reliability developed to assess the child's fear/anxiety and its level. The scale includes five different facial expressions, with no fear/anxiety at one end and very intense fear/anxiety at the other end, and is evaluated on a 0-4 point scale. 0: no fear/anxiety, 4: extreme fear and anxiety.
Time frame: baseline
This platform is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.