Effects of a Clown-Nurse Educational Intervention on the Reduction of Postoperative Anxiety and Pain Among Preschool Children and Their Accompanying Parents in South Korea
- 주제(키워드) Children , Day surgery , Nursing , Preschool , Strabismus
- 등재 SCIE, SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 W.B. Saunders
- 발행년도 2015
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000115500
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2015.03.003
- 저작권 이화여자대학교 논문은 저작권에 의해 보호받습니다.
초록/요약
This study examined the effects of a clown-nurse educational intervention on children undergoing day surgery for strabismus. This was a quasi-experimental study, using a nonequivalent control group, non-synchronized design. Fifty preschool children and their parents were invited to participate. The children in the intervention group (n = 23) received clown therapy and subsequently reported significantly lower states of physiological anxiety, which was evidenced by systolic blood pressure, standardized behavioral anxiety tests, and post-surgery pain, than the control group (n = 27). In addition, the parents in the experimental group showed a low state of physiological anxiety, evidenced by systolic blood pressure, pulse rates, standardized behavioral anxiety tests, and state-trait anxiety. The use of preoperative clown intervention may alleviate postoperative problems, not only for children, but also for their parents. © 2015.
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