The Effect of Storytelling With Metaphor Toys on Fear and Anxiety Levels in Children
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.
Gender: All
Ages: 7 Years - 10 Years
