NCT07126054

The Effect of Bibliotherapy Administered During the Preoperative Period on Vital Signs, Anxiety, and Coping With Illness in Adolescent Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of bibliotherapy administered to adolescent patients in the preoperative period on vital signs, anxiety levels, and coping attitudes using a pretest-posttest controlled experimental design. The main hypotheses: H1: Bibliotherapy administered to adolescent patients during the preoperative period positively affects at least one of the patients' vital signs. H2: Bibliotherapy administered to adolescent patients during the preoperative period reduces the patients' state anxiety level. H3: Bibliotherapy administered to adolescent patients during the preoperative period reduces the patients' trait anxiety level. H4: Bibliotherapy administered to adolescent patients during the preoperative period increases the patients' level of coping with illness. Researchers will compare control group to see if vital signs, anxiety and coping with illnes levels. Bibliotherapy was applied to the intervention group, while the control group received routine clinical care.

Detailed description

The study was conducted with 90 adolescent patients scheduled for surgical intervention at the pediatric surgery clinic of a city hospital. Data were collected using the "Personal Information Form," "Vital Signs Monitoring Form," "State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children," and the "Coping Attitudes Assessment Scale. In the intervention group, a three-stage process (pre-test, bibliotherapy, and post-test) was implemented; as part of bibliotherapy, the book "My Surgery Journey" was read to the patients and discussed individually to help them understand the surgical process and reduce anxiety. In the control group, only pre-test and post-test measurements were conducted at the same time intervals, without any psychoeducational intervention. In both groups, vital signs, anxiety levels, and coping with illness were assessed using standardized scales and measurement methods.

Conditions

• Psycho-educational
• Anxiety
• Illness, Critical

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	bibliotherapy	Bibliotherapy is a therapeutic approach that uses carefully prepared reading materials (My Surgery Story) to support individuals' understanding, coping, and anxiety, facilitated through guided reading and discussion.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-01
• Primary completion: 2024-01-30
• Completion: 2024-06-01
• First posted: 2025-08-17
• Last updated: 2025-08-17

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)