NCT06593002

The Effect of Therapeutic Play on Children's Pain and Fear and Parents and Students' Satisfaction Levels

The Effect of Pre-Treatment Therapeutic Play With Nursing Students on Children's Pain and Fear and on the Satisfaction Levels of Parents and Students

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (actual)
• Sponsor: Selcuk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to determine the effects of playing with therapeutic toys made by nursing students on children's fear and pain levels towards treatment and the satisfaction levels of student nurses and parents.

Detailed description

There are a limited number of studies in the literature examining the effects of therapeutic play implemented by nursing students. Although there are many studies showing that therapeutic play intervention is an effective intervention for sick children, it is seen that these studies are mostly conducted by researchers or clinical staff, and nursing students who have been in pediatric wards for a long time due to their clinical practices are far from therapeutic play practices. Therapeutic play may be a way for nursing students to initiate communication with children more easily. Therefore, there is a need for large-scale studies including nursing students. Starting from their student years, nursing students using therapeutic play as a means of communication with sick children may make them more willing to use such activities in their professional lives. In addition, determining the satisfaction levels is important for the continuation of such studies in clinical practice.

Conditions

• Child Behavior
• Pain
• Anxiety
• Anxiety and Fear

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Therapeutic play	The children in the experimental group were given a therapeutic toy designed for them by the student nurse half an hour before the treatment, the toy and game were introduced, and they were allowed to play with this toy for half an hour, accompanied by the student nurse.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-15
• Primary completion: 2022-12-15
• Completion: 2022-12-15
• First posted: 2024-09-19
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)