The Effects of Playing Digital Games on Children's Pain, Fear and Anxiety Levels During Suturing (NCT05546463) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
The Effects of Playing Digital Games on Children's Pain, Fear and Anxiety Levels During Suturing
Turkey (Türkiye)84 participantsStarted 2020-01-16
Plain-language summary
The aim was to determine the effects of digital game play on children's pain, fear and anxiety levels during suturing.
Data was obtained from 84 children between the ages of 8-17 at the Pediatric Emergency Department between 16 January and 19 March 2020, using the Socio-Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Form, the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale (WBFPS), the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the Fear of Medical Procedure Scale (FMPS), and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAI-CH). While the study group (n=42) played digital games during the suturing procedure, the control group (n=42) did not play digital games.
Who can participate
Age range
8 Years – 17 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Having no psychological diagnoses.
* Having no problems in vision, hearing, or speech.
* Speaking and understanding Turkish.
* That the number of sutures is 3 or more.
* That the suture procedure is performing under local anesthesia.
* That they assent to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Refusing to play digital games or stop playing before the process ends.
* Having a physical problem that prevents playing digital games.
* Being too agitated to communicate with the child.
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