The Effect of Health Riddles on Fear, Anxiety, and Pain in Circumcised Children
Gümüşhane Universıty
120 participants
Jul 10, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental method to examine the effects of health puzzles on the fear, anxiety and pain levels that occur in the pre- and postoperative periods in children who underwent circumcision.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria7
- Children who apply to Gümüşhane State Hospital Pediatric Surgery Department for circumcision
- Children between the ages of 4-6
- Not having had any previous surgical intervention
- Not having any problems with vision, hearing or speech
- Written consent given by a parent or legal guardian
- Not having health problems that could affect the research results, such as chronic disease or developmental delay
- The child and his/her family being open to communication and willing to cooperate during the study participation process
Exclusion Criteria6
- If the child or family does not want to continue the research
- If there is a sudden and serious deterioration in the child's health
- If participants do not comply with the research protocol, do not use the provided materials or do not participate in the measurements and do not continue
- If unexpected complications develop during the circumcision procedure
- If it is determined that the rights of the participants have been violated in accordance with ethical rules
- In these cases, the participant will be removed from the research and appropriate health care will be provided where necessary.
Interventions
The distribution of the participating children to the experimental and control groups will be carried out by simple random sampling method. Children included in the Normal Riddle Book group will be introduced to a book containing general, entertaining riddles that are not related to health during the pre-circumcision period. The book will be given to the children approximately 1 hour before the circumcision operation and the children will be allowed to read the puzzles, solve them or interact with the researcher/nurse. The application period is planned as approximately 20-30 minutes. The children's fear, anxiety and pain levels will be measured before and after the application. During the application process, the children's attention level, interest in the book and general behavior will be observed and recorded.
The children included in this group will be presented with the Health Riddles Book, which contains health information and is prepared to reduce fear and anxiety before the circumcision. The book will be given to the children approximately 1 hour before the circumcision procedure and the children will be allowed to read the riddles or interact with the researcher/nurse. The application time is planned to be 20-30 minutes. Before and after the application, the children's fear, anxiety and pain levels will be measured with the Introductory Information Form, Child Fear Scale, Child Anxiety Scale-State and Wong-Baker Face Pain Scale. The data obtained from the health riddles group will be compared with the data obtained from the normal riddle and control groups and the unique effect of the riddles containing health information on fear, anxiety and pain will be analyzed.
Locations(1)
View Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov
For the most up-to-date information, visit the official listing.
NCT07052955