The Effect of The Musical Toy Used During Peripheral Vascular Access on Children's Pain, Fear And Parents' Satisfaction

The Effect of The Musical Toy Used During Peripheral Vascular Access on Children's Pain, Fear And Parents' Satisfaction

The research was carried out as a randomized controlled experimental study in order to examine the effects of the child's pain, fear and parent's satisfaction before and after vascular access with a musical toy-xylophone, which is used as a distraction technique for the preparation of the 3-6 year old child hospitalized in the pediatric clinic.

The population of the study consists of children aged 3-6 years who applied to Durağan Şehit Hakan Tanrıkulu State Hospital Pediatric Service between January 2022 and December 2022 and needed vascular access. The sample of the study consisted of 70 children (control: 35, experiment: 35) who met the case selection criteria. Child and Parent Descriptive Information Form, Child Fear Scale (CFS), Children's Emotional Indicator Scale (CEIS), QUCHER Photographic and Numerical Rating Form (QUCHER), and Nurse-Patient Collaboration Level and Parent Satisfaction Form were used. While the children in the experimental group were playing with a musical toy with their parents, peripheral vascular access was performed.

Inclusion Criteria:

• The child is between 3-6 years old,
• Volunteering of parents and children to participate in the research,
• The child does not come to the hospital with acute pain,

Exclusion Criteria:

• The child has a hearing, vision and mental problem,
• The child and the parent do not understand and speak Turkish easily,
• Absence of a primary caregiver,