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UnknownNCT05824624

The Effect Of Animal-Assisted Intervention

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

Status
Unknown
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
35 (estimated)
Sponsor
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
5 Years – 7 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

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

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.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
OTHERANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTIONIt 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.
OTHERRoutine CareRoutine nursing care will be provided.

Timeline

Start date
2023-05-20
Primary completion
2023-10-01
Completion
2024-01-15
First posted
2023-04-21
Last updated
2023-04-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05824624. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.