The Effect of Sound-Insulated Music Playing and Fıgured Mask Nebulızer Application on the Processing Anxiety of Children

The Effect of Sound-Insulated Music Playing and Fıgured Mask Nebulızer Application on the Processing Anxiety of Children

The goal of this is a randomized controlled intervention study. The study was carried out to determine the effect of nebulization treatment applied to 3-6-year-old children with a soundproof, music player and figured mask nebulizer on the child's anxiety during the procedure. The study was completed with 120 children who were admitted to the emergency room and would receive inhalation therapy. There are 3 groups in the study. These were intervention group 1 using sound-insulated music and nebulizer with figured mask, intervention group 2 using silent nebulizer, and control group using nebulizer used in routine.

This is a randomized controlled intervention study. The research was carried out in Kütahya Health Sciences University Evliya Çelebi Training and Research Hospital Paediatrics Emergency Service between 1st May 2022 and 1st June 2022. The study was completed with 120 children who were admitted to the emergency room and would receive inhalation therapy. There are 3 groups in the study. These were intervention group 1 using sound-insulated music and nebulizer with figured mask, intervention group 2 using silent nebulizer, and control group using nebulizer used in routine. In order to collect data, Descriptive Information Form, State Trait Anxiety Inventory for Parents, Child Fear Scale and Child Emotional Indicators Scale were used. The data obtained in the study were evaluated with the IBM SPSS Statistics 24 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) package program.

Inclusion Criteria:

• the child should be between the ages of 3-6,
• will receive inhaler treatment,
• the mother or father should be with the child during the procedure,
• not have used any sedative drugs in the last 8 hours before the application,
• written consent has been obtained from the parents after the procedure,
• the child is not crying before the start

Exclusion Criteria:

• the child is younger than 3 years old, older than 6 years oldu,
• the childe has a mental disability,
• communication with the parent havinh a problem (they cannot understand and speak Turkish, etc.),
• the child has pain,
• the child is the terminal period,
• the parent has a situation that prevents the assessment of the scale (mental disability, etc.)