Evaluation of Efficiency of Puppet Show in Decreasing Fears of School-Age Children Against Medical Procedures in Zonguldak (Turkey)
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Doç. Dr. Aysel Topan Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Özlem ÖZTÜRK Karabük Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (Q3) | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 0030-9982 Dergi Bilgileri (2019) | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 06-2019 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 69 / 6 / 817–822 | DOI | – |
| Makale Linki | https://www.jpma.org.pk/article-details/9191 | ||
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Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği
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| Özet |
| ObjectiveTo determine children's medical fears and to evaluate the effectiveness of puppet show to decrease such fears.MethodsThe quasi-experimental study was conducted from February 1 to May 31, 2016, in Zonguldak, Turkey, and comprised primary school students. Descriptive Information Form and Medical Operations Fear Scale were used to collect data. Those found to be'very afraid'subsequently underwent a puppet show. The Scale was applied postintervention o track changes. SPSS 18 was used for data analysis.ResultsThere were 617 children with a mean age of 8.86} 0.96 years and studying in second third and fourth grades. Of them, 316 (51.2%) were boys. The mean score on the fear scale was 43.9} 1.03 (range: 29-87); 58 (9.4%) were terrified of medical procedures. There was a significant difference between the scores of children with respect to the year of education (p= 0.001), age (p= 0.0001), previous hospitalisations (p= 0.0001), previous fears related to hospitalisations (p= 0.0021) and fear of being sick (p= 0.0001). Two sessions of puppet shows were performed for 44 (76%) of the terrified students. There was a significant difference between baseline and post-intervention scores (p= 0.0001)..ConclusionsAge, previous negative experiences of hospitalisations and the fear of being sick were factors that shaped children's medical fears. Puppet show effectively decreased such fears. |
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| Art teraphy | Child | Fear | Playtings | Procedure |
