The aim of this study was to determine the effect of mandala painting on fear, anxiety, emotional symptoms and postoperative pain of circumcised children.
78 volunteer children between the ages of 6-12 who come for circumcision surgery will be randomly divided into two groups: mandala painting group and control group. Children will be evaluated before, during and after the procedure. Pain related to the circumcision procedure will be assessed using FLACC Pain Scale, fear will be assessed using High Fear Scale, anxiety will be assessed using Child Anxiety-State Scale and emotional state will be assessed using Emotional Indicators Scale. In addition, children\'s demographic data will be recorded in the Information Form.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
78
In the study, the experimental group was taken to their room on the day they came for circumcision and then had them paint mandalas. The coloring books chosen for mandala painting were determined to be appropriate for the age group of the children. The child was given a book and was given the freedom to paint the figures they wanted. Care was taken to ensure that the environment was quiet so that the child would be comfortable and calm. Care was taken to ensure that the crayons used in mandala painting did not contain carcinogenic substances and were anti-allergic.
Gümüşhane Hospital Pediatric Clinic
Gümüşhane, Turkey (Türkiye)
Child Information Form
This form prepared by researchers in line with the literature, contains 13 questions regarding the child\'s age, previous hospitalization and surgery, information about the current surgery and who gave the information, the education level of the mother and father, the profession of the mother and father, the place of residence and economic status.
Time frame: Baseline
The Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale
This scale was developed by Donna Wong and Connie Moran Baker in 1981. The scale is suitable for children between the ages of three and eighteen. The scale includes facial expressions that the child can enjoy and enjoy. For this reason, it has been stated that it gives more accurate results. The scale has scores of "0", "2", "4", "6", "8", and "10". "0" indicates no pain and "10" indicates the highest pain. This scale does not have a Cronbach alpha score. It has been reported that reliability studies have not been conducted on such scaling.
Time frame: Baseline
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