The Effect of Watching Cartoons During Treatment on Children's Anxiety and Fear Levels

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Objective: The study was carried out in a randomized controlled manner to determine the effect of the watching cartoons on the fear and anxiety levels of children during treatment. Method: The population of the study consisted of children aged 5-10 years who were brought to a state hospital in a southeastern province for blood collection. A total of 92 children, 43 of whom were in the cartoon group and 49 of which were in the control group, were included in the study. Research findings; Data Form was obtained by using Child Anxiety Scale and Child Fear Scale. The children in the cartoon group were shown the cartoons they wanted during the treatment. Anxiety and fear levels before and during the blood collection were evaluated in the cartoon and control groups. The anxiety level of the children was evaluated according to their own expressions, and the level of fear was evaluated independently according to both the children's own statements and the observers' statements.

Official Title
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The Effect of Watching Cartoons During Treatment on Children's Anxiety and Fear Levels

Conditions
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Anxiety, Nursing Caries, Fear

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: cartoon group


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: being healthy ability to express himself/herself verbally having no visual or auditory problems Exclusion Criteria: mental disease neurological disease

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 5 Years
Maximum Age: 10 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: cartoon group<br> | Other: cartoon group<br>* The children in the groups were distracted by watching cartoon 2 minutes before treatment, until the process was over<br>|
| No Intervention: control group<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Children Fear Scale | The scale is used to evaluate the anxiety level of 4-10 year-old children. Five images of cartoon faces are used in the scale. Anxiety level is evaluated with numbers between 0 and 4. While 0 point refers to no anxiety, 4 points refer to severe anxiety | 1 minute | 
| Children Anxiety Scale | it is similar to a thermometer with a bulb at the bottom and horizontal lines at upwardly spaced intervals. In the scale for children aged four to ten years, the child is asked to indicate that he / she feels now için to measure State anxiety. Score can vary from 0 to 10 | 1 minute | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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anxiety, fear, nursing