NCT05481203

The Effect Of Distraction Methods On Fear And Anxiety In Children Before The Covid 19 Test

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 114 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ondokuz Mayıs University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Aim: This research will be carried out to determine the effect of distracting methods on fear and anxiety in children before the COVID test.

Detailed description

Inroduction: In the literature review, it has been seen that the positive effect of different nanpharmacological methods is supported to reduce pain and anxiety caused by medical procedures. Non-pharmacological methods are classified as physical methods, cognitive behavioral methods, and environmental or emotional intervention methods. In order to draw attention to another direction, which is among these methods; watching cartoons, inflating balloons, creating balloons by blowing foam, talking about things unrelated to the initiative, virtual reality glasses, listening to music, using kaleidoscope and distraction cards etc. is located. The subject of the study is the application of distraction methods in reducing the pain associated with short-term medical interventions.

Conditions

• Anxiety
• Fear

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	The Kaleidescope	During the nasopharyngeal swab collection process, the researcher held a kaleidoscope to each child's eye, leisurely turning it and asking about the colors and shapes seen within it.
BEHAVIORAL	The visual illusion cards	Just before the nasopharyngeal swab participants were allowed to check the cards andwere askedwhat they saw in them.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-01
• Primary completion: 2022-06-01
• Completion: 2022-07-01
• First posted: 2022-08-01
• Last updated: 2022-08-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)