The Effect Of Distraction Methods On Fear And Anxiety In Children Before The Covid 19 Test

Aim: This research will be carried out to determine the effect of distracting methods on fear and anxiety in children before the COVID test.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Anxiety; Fear
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: The Kaleidescope; Behavioral: The visual illusion cards

Detailed Description

Inroduction: In the literature review, it has been seen that the positive effect of different nanpharmacological methods is supported to reduce pain and anxiety caused by medical procedures. Non-pharmacological methods are classified as physical methods, cognitive behavioral methods, and environmental or emotional intervention methods. In order to draw attention to another direction, which is among these methods; watching cartoons, inflating balloons, creating balloons by blowing foam, talking about things unrelated to the initiative, virtual reality glasses, listening to music, using kaleidoscope and distraction cards etc. is located. The subject of the study is the application of distraction methods in reducing the pain associated with short-term medical interventions.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 114
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Atakum
    • Samsun, Atakum, Turkey, 55250
      • Ondokuz Mayis University

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:

• children who will be taken samples for Covid 19 test
• being between the ages of 5 to 10 years,
• literate

Exclusion Criteria:

• having chronic diseasesvisual
• audio, or speech impairments
• mental disorders,
• history of sedative, analgesic, or narcotic use within 24 h before admission
• inflammatory disease during admission.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: The Kaleidescope Group; Kaleidoscope Group: it and asking about the colors and shapes seen within it. This distraction procedure started before the procedure and continued until it ended.	Behavioral: The Kaleidescope; During the nasopharyngeal swab collection process, the researcher held a kaleidoscope to each child's eye, leisurely turning it and asking about the colors and shapes seen within it.
Experimental: The Visual Illusion Cards Group; The Visual Illusion Cards Group: Just before the nasopharyngeal swab participants were allowed to check the cards and were asked what they saw in them.	Behavioral: The visual illusion cards; Just before the nasopharyngeal swab participants were allowed to check the cards andwere askedwhat they saw in them.
No Intervention: The Control Group; The control group received the routine nasopharyngeal swab procedure and did not receive any other nonpharmacological intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
changing the anxiety in the Kaleidoscope group	changing the anxiety scores of the children in the Kaleidoscope group during Covid 19 test	up to 6 months
changing the fear in the Kaleidoscope group	changing the fear scores of the children in the Kaleidoscope group during Covid 19 test	up to 6 months
changing the anxiety in the Visual Illusion Cards group	changing the anxiety scores of the children in the Visual Illusion Cards group during Covid 19 test	up to 6 months
changing the fear in the Visual Illusion Cards group	changing thefear scores of the children in the Visual Illusion Cards group during Covid 19 test	up to 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
changing the "Child Anxiety Scale-Stateness" score	The Children's Anxiety Meter (CAM) used. It assesses children's anxiety in clinical settings and uses before medical procedures. The CAM is drawn like a thermometer with a bulb at the bottom, also includes horizontal lines at intervals going up to the top. Children are asked to mark how he/she feel "right now" to measure state anxiety. Scores range from 0 to 10.	up to 6 months
changing the "Child Fear Scale" score	The Child Fear Scale (CFS) used. This one-item scale consists of five sex-neutral faces. It ranges from a no fear (neutral) face on the far left to a face showing extreme fear on the far right. The rater responds indicates the level of fear. Scores range from 0 to 4.	up to 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ondokuz Mayıs University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 29, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): August 1, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 1, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 29, 2022
• Last Verified: July 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: pediatric nursing; COVID-19 test; nasopharyngeal swab collection; distraction methods
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Lung Diseases; COVID-19; Anxiety Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: Distraction

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

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