This study aimed to evaluate the effects of bibliotherapy administered to adolescent patients in the preoperative period on vital signs, anxiety levels, and coping attitudes using a pretest-posttest controlled experimental design. The main hypotheses: H1: Bibliotherapy administered to adolescent patients during the preoperative period positively affects at least one of the patients' vital signs. H2: Bibliotherapy administered to adolescent patients during the preoperative period reduces the patients' state anxiety level. H3: Bibliotherapy administered to adolescent patients during the preoperative period reduces the patients' trait anxiety level. H4: Bibliotherapy administered to adolescent patients during the preoperative period increases the patients' level of coping with illness. Researchers will compare control group to see if vital signs, anxiety and coping with illnes levels. Bibliotherapy was applied to the intervention group, while the control group received routine clinical care.
Age range
10 Years – 17 Years
Sex
ALL
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Vital sign: pulse
Timeframe: Day 1: Before two hours from surgery and at after eigth hours from surgery (Day 1)
Vital sign: blood pressure
Timeframe: Day 1: Before two hours from surgery and at after eigth hours from surgery (Day 1)
vital sign: body temperature
Timeframe: Day 1: Before two hours from surgery and at after eigth hours from surgery (Day 1)
vital sign: respiratory rate
Timeframe: Day 1: Before two hours from surgery and at after eigth hours from surgery (Day 1)
vital sign: Oxygen saturation
Timeframe: Day 1: Before two hours from surgery and at after eigth hours from surgery (Day 1)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children
Timeframe: Day 1: 1 hour after the decision for surgery is explained to the patient and and at after eigth hours from surgery (Day 1)
Coping Attitudes Assessment Scale
Timeframe: Day 1: 1 hour after the decision for surgery is explained to the patient and and at after eigth hours from surgery (Day 1)