The Effect of Watching Cartoons During Treatment on Children's Anxiety and Fear Levels

Objective: The study was carried out in a randomized controlled manner to determine the effect of the watching cartoons on the fear and anxiety levels of children during treatment.

Method: The population of the study consisted of children aged 5-10 years who were brought to a state hospital in a southeastern province for blood collection. A total of 92 children, 43 of whom were in the cartoon group and 49 of which were in the control group, were included in the study. Research findings; Data Form was obtained by using Child Anxiety Scale and Child Fear Scale. The children in the cartoon group were shown the cartoons they wanted during the treatment. Anxiety and fear levels before and during the blood collection were evaluated in the cartoon and control groups. The anxiety level of the children was evaluated according to their own expressions, and the level of fear was evaluated independently according to both the children's own statements and the observers' statements.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Anxiety; Fear; Nursing Caries
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: cartoon group

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 92
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Batman, Turkey, 72060
    • Batman obstetrics and pediatric hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 5 years to 10 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• being healthy
• ability to express himself/herself verbally
• having no visual or auditory problems

Exclusion Criteria:

• mental disease
• neurological disease

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: control group
Experimental: cartoon group	Other: cartoon group; The children in the groups were distracted by watching cartoon 2 minutes before treatment, until the process was over

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Children Fear Scale	The scale is used to evaluate the anxiety level of 4-10 year-old children. Five images of cartoon faces are used in the scale. Anxiety level is evaluated with numbers between "0" and "4". While "0" point refers to "no anxiety", "4" points refer to "severe anxiety"	1 minute
Children Anxiety Scale	it is similar to a thermometer with a bulb at the bottom and horizontal lines at upwardly spaced intervals. In the scale for children aged four to ten years, the child is asked to indicate that he / she feels "now için to measure State anxiety. Score can vary from 0 to 10	1 minute

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Adiyaman University Research Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 30, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 12, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 12, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): October 15, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 14, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 11, 2020
• Last Verified: October 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: anxiety; nursing; fear
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Anxiety Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2019/6-2

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No