This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of preoperative sand play therapy on anxiety and pain levels in school-aged children (7-10 years old). The study was conducted with 68 children undergoing tonsillectomy, divided into an experimental group (sand play intervention) and a control group (routine care). Anxiety levels were measured using the Child Anxiety Scale-State (CAAS) and the Yale Modified Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS), while pain levels were assessed using the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale. The study evaluates whether sand play before surgery is an effective non-pharmacological method for reducing preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain.
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The Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale-Child Version (mYPAS-C)
Timeframe: Baseline (30 minutes before surgery) and immediately before anesthesia induction
Children's Anxiety Meter-State (CAM-S)
Timeframe: The evening before surgery, 30 minutes before surgery, and 1 hour after surgery
Wong Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale
Timeframe: 1 hour after surgery