Therapeutic Communication Techniques for Children Aged 7-12 in Intensive Care

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Summary of the Research Children may need to stay in intensive care for a period of time due to acute or chronic illnesses in their lives.There may be anxiety, fear and concerns in intensive care. Therefore, a healthy communication with the child, such as care, accurate transfer and reporting of the events and situations experienced according to the development level, the use of appropriate therapeutic communication, the child's mental and spiritual life includes all lives. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of therapeutic communication techniques applied to the 7-12 age groups in intensive care on the emotional development of children. The research will be patterned later. The research storage will consist of 70 children between the ages of 7-12 who are hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Uşak University Education and Research Hospital. Data will be collected with 1. Descriptive Data Form Related to the Child and Family, 2. State Anxiety Inventory, 3. Koppitz's Human Figure Drawing Test, 4. "Facial Expressions Rating Scale" in Wong and Baker. Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of therapeutic communication techniques applied to children aged 7-12 in intensive care on the emotional state of the children. Hypotheses of the Study: H1.1: The average total score of the state anxiety scale in the intervention group (children receiving therapeutic communication techniques) will differ from that of the control group (children not receiving therapeutic communication techniques). H1.2: The emotional state of the children in the intervention group, as measured by the Koppitz Human Figure Drawing Test, will differ from the emotional state of children in the control group. Before the therapeutic communication method is applied to the children in the intervention and control groups, the descriptive characteristics data form, the State Anxiety Inventory, the Facial Expressions Rating Scale, and the Emotion Wheel will be applied. The forms will be shown to the child by the researcher at the child's bedside in the intensive care unit and filled out face to face by the researcher. After the therapeutic communication intervention is completed, Koppitz's Human Figure Drawing Test and State Anxiety Inventory will be applied to the children in the intervention and control groups. The estimated application time of the forms is 30 minutes. The application will last 2 days. DAY 1: Application of joint storytelling as a therapeutic communication technique by the researcher to the children DAY 2: Application of picture drawing technique as a therapeutic communication technique by the researcher to the children

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