CompletedNot Applicable

Effect of Inhalation Therapy on Children's Fear and Anxiety Levels and Physiological Parameters

Turkey (Türkiye)90 participantsStarted 2024-05-01

Plain-language summary

The research was planned as a randomized controlled study. Between July 2023 and July 2025, he was hospitalized in the pediatric emergency department of Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital and was treated with a nebulizer. It includes children aged 3-6 and their mothers receiving treatment. The sample of the research will consist of 120 children and their mothers who applied to the pediatric emergency department between the specified dates and met the inclusion criteria and volunteered to participate in the research. "Introductory Information Form", "Child Fear Scale", "Emotional Indicators Scale in Children", "Physiological Parameter Tracking Form" will be used to collect data. "Nebulizer with Toy Figure", "Sound Insulated (Silent) Nebulizer" and "Toy with Fish Figure" will be used as research materials.

Who can participate

Age range3 Years – 6 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Having a child between the ages of 3-6 * Nebulizer and inhaler treatment will be applied * The child does not have a mental or neurological disability * Applying due to respiratory system disease * The presence of the child's mother during the application period * Mother and child can speak Turkish * The mother does not have any obstacle to communication * Mother's literacy * Parent and child volunteering to participate in the research. Exclusion Criteria: * The child and parent have previously experienced inhalation therapy with a nebulizer. * The child is hyperthermic (body temperature is 38 C and above) * The child has pain, * The child is in the terminal period, * The parent has a condition that prevents him/her from evaluating the scale (mental disability, etc.).

What they're measuring

Child Fear Scale

Timeframe: one year

Emotional Indicators Scale for Children

Timeframe: one year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06486610

SponsorRecep Tayyip Erdogan University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-04-30