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The Effect of Storytelling with Metaphor Toys on Fear and Anxiety Levels in Children

NCT06611605 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2025-03-13

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Summary

The hospital environment is an unfamiliar environment for children, and unfamiliar people, unknown medical tools and equipment, sounds, and medical procedures in this environment can cause negative emotional states such as fear and anxiety in them. Venous blood collection is one of the most common invasive procedures applied to children who are hospitalized for routine health check-ups or for treatment and care. This procedure can be traumatic enough to create negative emotional states in children and affect them even in their later lives. This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study with pre-test-post-test measurements, including intervention (n= 34) and control (n= 34) groups, in order to reduce the fear and anxiety levels of children with the metaphor toy used during venous blood collection. The Child Identification Form, Children Fear Scale, and Children Emotional Manifestation Scale will be used as data collection tools in the study. 68 children between the ages of 7-10 who applied to Akdeniz University Hospital Pediatric Blood Collection Unit will constitute the universe of the research. Data will be collected by face-to-face interview method after receiving institutional permission for the conduct of the research and parental consent. After the final test data collection phase of the research is completed, the obtained data will be analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) 23.0 software package program. The data evaluation process will be carried out with the support of a statistics expert. It is predicted that the metaphor toy used during the venous blood collection process and storytelling will have lower fear and anxiety levels in the intervention group children compared to the control group children.

Conditions

  • 68 Children Aged 7-10

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Storytelling with metaphor toys

There is evidence of the effectiveness of various methods such as using different types of balls as tactile stimulation and active distraction methods during the management of pain, anxiety, and fear, watching cartoons, using virtual reality (VR) as a method of distracting attention, and using virtual reality hypnosis (VRH). However, no scientific study has been found on storytelling with a metaphoric toy during venous blood collection. Before the children in the intervention group start the blood collection process, the story will be told to the child by the researcher in the waiting room of Akdeniz University Hospital Blood Collection Unit. The child and the parent will be together during the story telling. Expert opinions were received from five academics who completed their doctorate in Child Health and Disease Nursing for the content of the story.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Akdeniz University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ayla Kaya Principal Investigator, Assoc. Prof. · Akdeniz University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-28
Primary Completion
2024-11-28
Completion
2025-02-24

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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