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Objective This research aims to examine the effect of playing games with toys made of medical materials in children with cancer on pain that occurs during intravenous (IV) treatment. Methods The randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted between May 2016 and February 2018. The study sample comprised 110 children (experimental group 55; control group 55), determined using power analysis from the study population. The data were collected by the researcher, using face-to-face interview techniques, the Information Form, and Wong–Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale (WBS). Results The pre- and post-test pain mean scores of patients in the experimental group were 2.27 ± 0.91 and 0.43 ± 0.66, respectively (p = 0.0001). The pre- and post-test pain mean scores of patients in the control group were 1.72 ± 0.82 and 3.34 ± 0.77, respectively (p = 0.0001). Significance of results The experience of playing with toys made from materials used for invasive procedures relieves pain the during IV treatment.

This study was prepared based on the findings of Hilal TÜRKBEN POLAT's thesis study titled "The effects of three-way stopcock and split septum injection valve usage on catheter infection and colonization" (Malatya:

This study was carried out to determine the effect of solution-focused approach on the elimination of vaccine hesitancy. The research was applied as a quasi-experimental model with pretest-posttest control group. The population of the study included 148 couples (female-male) who did not want to vaccinate their 0-24-month-old babies in Bingöl city, Turkey. Individuals were randomly selected using a simple random sampling method and probability sampling method. The numbers of people who completed the study in the experimental and control groups were 43 and 23, respectively. Four sessions of psychological counseling with a solution-focused brief were applied to each group. The attitude of the parents in the experimental group towards the vaccine changed positively. The confidence in the vaccination of babies between 0-24 months was determine to increase. Although there was no change in the behavior sub-dimension, official records were examined in 1 month after the completion of the study. Six families in the experimental group were determined to vaccinate their children. Solution-focused brief therapy was found to change positively parents’ attitudes and behaviors towards vaccination and to increase healtly lifestyle behaviors.

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