NCT05775640

The Effect of Serious Game on Hospitalized Children's Anxiety, Fear, Knowledge, and Anxiety Levels in Their Parents

PhD(c), RN, Lecturer

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Pamukkale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Children may view hospitalization as a stressful experience. Children who are hospitalized show high levels of anxiety symptoms. During the hospitalization process, the family of the child as well as the children experience anxiety and stress. These fears and concerns are based on inadequate preparation for hospitalization and lack of knowledge. Interventions to reduce the fear and anxiety of children during hospitalization include classical methods such as developing booklets and drawing pictures. While various benefits of these methods have been demonstrated, computer and web-based interventions have been shown to be the best way to prepare children for hospitalization. When computer and web-based interventions are examined, it is seen that they mostly focus on anxiety and pain control in children who are hospitalized for the operation process. More studies are needed to prepare hospitalized children for clinical procedures, to introduce the hospital environment, and to introduce the tools used in the hospital with computer and web-based interventions. The research is a randomized controlled experimental study consisting of three stages. In the first stage of the research, serious game was developed. In the second stage, a randomized controlled study with experimental control group design was carried out. In the third stage, children's views and perceptions about serious play were determined and the effectiveness of the game was evaluated. The population of the research consisted of children aged 8-12, hospitalized in Pamukkale University Hospitals Pediatrics Service between October 2022 and February 2023. The G. Power program was used in the sample calculation and the sample size was calculated as 53 (Effect size 0.50, Power 95%). Considering that there may be data loss while collecting the data, it was increased by 20% and the experimental group was determined as 32 and the control group as 32.

Conditions

• Serious Game on Hospitalized Children

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	serious game	The forms were applied to the children in the experimental group and the parents of the children on the 0th day of hospitalization. After the forms were applied, a serious game developed by the researchers was played. Children were given access to the game by giving a game link. The game can be played on digital platforms such as computers, tablets, etc. For children who do not have an electronic device, the game was downloaded to the computer in the hospital and the children were allowed to play. On the third day of hospitalization, the children and their parents were surveyed again and the Game Evaluation Questionnaire was filled. Access to the game will be closed at the end of the study.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-01
• Primary completion: 2022-10-26
• Completion: 2023-03-30
• First posted: 2023-03-20
• Last updated: 2023-03-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)