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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
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTION | 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. |
| OTHER | Routine Care | Routine 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.