The Effect of Preoperational Hand Massage Anxiety Level And Hemodynamic Variables

Inclusion Criteria:

• Agreeing to participate in the study and obtaining written permission from the family,
• Able to speak and understand Turkish,
• Not taking any analgesic and anesthetic drugs before the procedure,
• Over 9 years old and under 12 years old,
• whose parents are literate,
• Poor general condition and not needing emergency surgery (cases such as acute abdomen, intestinal perforations, traumas, etc.),
• There is no open wound on the skin or an obstacle to massage (edema, abscess, skin infection with necrosis, etc.),
• Thrombophlebitis, occlusive artery disease, fever etc. who do not have a situation in which massage application is objectionable due to illness, He does not have conditions such as loss of sensation, mass, fracture and ingrown nails in his hand,
• Children who are conscious, fully oriented and cooperative and open to communication

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who do not accept to participate in the research and do not get written permission from their families,
• Does not speak or understand Turkish
• Taking any analgesic and anesthetic drugs before the procedure,
• Less than 9 years old and over 12 years old,
• illiterate parents
• Poor general condition and emergency surgery (acute abdomen, intestinal perforations, traumas, etc.) cases) need,
• Open wound on the skin or an obstacle to massage (edema, abscess, necrosis has occurred) skin infection etc.)
• Thrombophlebitis, occlusive artery disease, fever etc. massage practice due to illness having a situation where it is objectionable,
• Having conditions such as loss of sensation in the hand, mass, fracture and ingrown nails,
• Children who are unconscious, oriented and cooperative and not open to communication