Impact of Animated Stories for Children undergoing Surgical Procedure on their Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Pain Level | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 2, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Pages 18-28 PDF (362.33 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.249352 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hanaa Mohamed Ibrahim Nassar1; Hala Mousaad Nosier Abdelmasieh2; Eman Abd-Elaziz Mohamed3; Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed4; Amira Adel Mohammed3 | ||
| 1Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt | ||
| 2Lecturer of Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said, University, Egypt | ||
| 3Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Egypt | ||
| 4Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Children who are undergoing surgical procedures experienced anxiety and pain, and they require both physically and psychologically preparation. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of animated stories for children undergoing surgical procedures on their preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain level. Design: Quasi-experimental research design was used in the present study. Subjects: The study included a purposive sample of 200 children from 5- 9 years who were equally divided into two groups, the first was the control group and the second was the animated stories, intervention group. Setting: This study was carried out in pediatric wards of Port Said General Hospitals. Tools: An Interview Structured Questionnaire was developed by the researchers, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, and Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale was utilized for collecting the data. Results: Preoperative anxiety scores and postoperative pain were lower among children after animated story intervention than before. More than two-fifth of children in the animated stories intervention group were reporting hurts little bit pain on WBFS. Highly statistically significant difference was detected between the total mean score of postoperative intensity of pain scores among children undergoing surgical procedure on WBFS between animated stories intervention and the control groups (P=0.001). Conclusion: When compared to children in the control group who got regular hospital care, the animated storytelling method is an excellent distraction method for reducing preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain among children undergoing surgery. Recommendations: Nurses who care for children should use animated stories as non-pharmacological management in addition to standard hospital programs for children undergoing surgical procedures to minimize preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain levels. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Animated stories; Preoperative anxiety; Post-operative pain; Children; Surgical procedure | ||
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