The Effect Of Animal-Assisted Intervention

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim of the study is to examine the effect of animal-assisted practice on fear in children admitted to the emergency room.

Detailed Description
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Children's fears about the hospital are traumatic and confront us as a hindering factor in their growth and development.Bringing the child to the emergency room and not knowing what will happen there creates great fear in him. Children already have different fears according to different age groups and developmental stages. These; separation from family, pain and suffering, change in body image (losing body parts), etc. The state of fear can lead to a worsening of the child's existing illness and symptoms. In addition to being separated from the family, being separated from peers, not being able to play games, staying away from school if going to school, etc. they have concerns.

Official Title
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The Effect Of Animal-Assisted Intervention On Fear In Hospıtalızed Children In The Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study

Conditions
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Animal Model, Pediatric, Emergencies, Fear, Nursing Caries

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTION
* Other: Routine Care


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: To be followed for at least 2 hours in the pediatric emergency room, Age range is 5-7, Not afraid of the goldfish to be used in the research, Not allergic to fish and fish feed, Does not have physical, auditory, visual and cognitive barriers to feeding (feeding), No speech or communication disorder that will prevent the parent and child from communicating, Parent and child's willingness to participate in the research Exclusion Criteria: Patients who are not admitted to the Pediatric Emergency room, patients who do not fit the age range of 5-7, who stay less than 2 hours, Afraid of goldfish, allergic to fish food, preventing feeding, having physical, auditory, visual and cognitive disabilities, Patients with speech and communication disorders that will prevent parents and children from communicating, Parent and child not willing to participate in the research.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 5 Years
Maximum Age: 7 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: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Randomized controlled experimental model
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: study group<br>Animal-supported application will be made to the children in the study group. | Other: ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTION<br>* It will be ensured that the child is introduced to the goldfish when he is lying in the observation room, that the child will name the fish, and that he will communicate and feed the fish during his stay. Thus, it is aimed to turn the attention of the child to the goldfish while in the emergency room, to distract the child with the fish while all nursing interventions are presented, and to reduce the fear.<br>|
| Experimental: control group<br>Routine care will be given to the children in the control group. | Other: Routine Care<br>* Routine nursing care will be provided.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Scale Development of Fear in Children Against Nursing Interventions and Used Materıals | The scale was created to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool for children to determine their fear of nursing interventions and used materials. As a result of the validity and reliability analyzes of the scale, it was composed of 18 items. The scale has 2 sub-dimensions. These are fear of common materials (10 items) and fear of uncommon materials (8 items). The scale was scored as (1) not afraid, (2) little afraid, (3) afraid, (4) very afraid, (5) extremely afraid. | 2 hours | 
| Child Fear Scale | The Scale is a scale consisting of the display of five drawn facial expressions, ranging from neutral expression (0 points) to no fear to frightened face (4 points) to severe fear. The scale is intended for children aged 5-10 years. | 2 hours |