The effectiveness of finger puppet play in reducing fear of surgery in children undergoing elective surgery: A randomised controlled trial

Kostak, Melahat Akgün; Kutman, Gülsev; Semerci, Remziye

doi:10.1016/j.colegn.2020.10.003

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“…Therapeutic puppet play and video animation intervention is therefore thought to reduce children's fear. Similarly, a study examining children's fear scores before, during and after surgery with therapeutic finger puppet intervention found that the fear scores of children who underwent the procedure were lower than in the control group 18 . In children who were shown informative cartoons to prepare for endoscopy, the fear score decreased significantly 19 .…”

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“…In the fourth measurement after the surgery, the fear of the children in the animation group was found to be lower, even if not statistically. Intervention with puppets creates effective communication, interaction and trust between children and health professionals 18,22 . Sposito et al (2016) expressed that puppets are a fun activity as well as facilitating communication with children 22 .…”

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“…Similarly, a study examining children's fear scores before, during and after surgery with therapeutic finger puppet intervention found that the fear scores of children who underwent the procedure were lower than in the control group. 18 In children who were shown informative cartoons to prepare for endoscopy, the fear score decreased significantly. 19 To prepare the children for surgical intervention, an educational video about the operating room and other interventions was shown, and the fear score before and after the surgical intervention decreased significantly.…”

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The effect of nursing interventions with therapeutic play and video animations prepared with psychodrama technique in reducing fear, anxiety, and pain of children at male circumcision: A randomized controlled study

Tuncay

Tüfekçi

2023

Int J of Urology

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Objective This research was carried out to reduce the fear, anxiety and pain of 4–6 age circumcised children with therapeutic play and video animation interventions. Methods This research was conducted as a randomized controlled study between November 2019 and April 2021. Using block randomization, 30 (n = 30) children were assigned to the control group, 30 (n = 30) to the therapeutic puppet group and 30 (n = 30) to the video animation group. Before the circumcision surgery, therapeutic puppet and video animation interventions were applied to children with scenario prepared with psychodrama technique. Fear, anxiety, and pain findings of children before and after surgery were determined. Results The fear and anxiety scores of the children were similar before the nursing intervention in all groups, and that the fear and anxiety scores of therapeutic puppet play and video animation intervention groups had statistically lower than the control group after nursing intervention. The pain scores of the children from the therapeutic puppet play and video animation groups had lower pain scores than the control group after surgery (F = 5.24, p = 0.007). Conclusions Therapeutic play and video animation intervention can be effective in reducing fear and anxiety of children aged 4–6 before and after circumcision surgery.

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The effect of nursing interventions with therapeutic play and video animations prepared with psychodrama technique in reducing fear, anxiety, and pain of children at male circumcision: A randomized controlled study

Tuncay

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2023

Int J of Urology

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“…Durgut (2021) also found that reading the educational storybook Ada Has Surgery before an operation was an effective method for reducing children's preoperative anxiety and fear. Kostak et al (2021) found that finger puppet play reduced fear before and after surgery in children undergoing elective surgery, while Buyuk et al (2021) found that virtual reality reduced children's fear and anxiety before circumcision.…”

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“…Kostak et al (2021) found that finger puppet play reduced fear before and after surgery in children undergoing elective surgery, while Buyuk et al (2021) found that virtual reality reduced children's fear and anxiety before circumcision.…”

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The effect of storybook reading on children's preoperative fear and anxiety levels: A randomized controlled study

Sarıalioğlu

Kurudirek

Oluç

2023

Child

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Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of reading a preoperative preparation‐themed storybook on children's preoperative fear and anxiety levels. Methods The research design was a randomized controlled experiment. The research sample included 80 children (40 in the story group and 40 in the control group) who met the inclusion criteria. Data collection tools were collected through face‐to‐face interviews with the ‘Survey Form’, ‘Child Fear Scale (CFS)’ and ‘Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS)’. In the research, the book named Elif Has Surgery was used as an intervention tool. In the story group, the preoperative preparation‐themed storybook was read to the child in their room at the clinic by their mother within 10 min. The control group received only clinical routine. The study was approved by the ethics committee. Results There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in the mean scores of the CFS and mYPAS scales in the control and story groups (p < 0.05). Conclusions This study found that reading a preoperative preparation‐themed storybook reduced children's fear and anxiety before surgery. It may be recommended to expand the use of preoperative preparation‐themed storybooks in order to prevent fear and anxiety experienced before surgery in paediatric surgery clinics. Story reading is an effective, cheap, non‐pharmacological intervention. The clinical trial registration number is NCT05478369.

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Psychoneuroimmunological Markers of Psychological Intervention in Pediatric Cancer: A Systematic Review and New Integrative Model

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Krisnana³

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Asian Nursing Research

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The effectiveness of finger puppet play in reducing fear of surgery in children undergoing elective surgery: A randomised controlled trial

Cited by 11 publications

References 23 publications

The effect of nursing interventions with therapeutic play and video animations prepared with psychodrama technique in reducing fear, anxiety, and pain of children at male circumcision: A randomized controlled study

The effect of nursing interventions with therapeutic play and video animations prepared with psychodrama technique in reducing fear, anxiety, and pain of children at male circumcision: A randomized controlled study

The effect of storybook reading on children's preoperative fear and anxiety levels: A randomized controlled study

Psychoneuroimmunological Markers of Psychological Intervention in Pediatric Cancer: A Systematic Review and New Integrative Model

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