The effect of storytelling on anxiety and behavioral disorders in children undergoing surgery: a randomized controlled trial

One of the most frightening procedures for children is surgery. This study aimed to assess the effect of animated illustrated stories on anxiety and behavioral disorders in children after surgery. In this randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT), 60 children between 4 and 8 years who went through...

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Published in:Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics medicine and therapeutics, 2019-07, Vol.10, p.61-68
Main Authors: Sekhavatpour, Zohreh, Khanjani, Narges, Reyhani, Tayebeh, Ghaffari, Sogol, Dastoorpoor, Maryam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anxiety
Behavior
Behavior disorders
behavioral disorders
Child behavior
Childhood mental disorders
Children
Children & youth
Childrens picture books
children’s surgery
Clinical trials
Epidemiology
Families & family life
Fear & phobias
Hospitalization
Illustrated books
Intervention
Literacy
Medical research
Mental disorders
Nursing
Original Research
Outpatient care facilities
Pain
Parents & parenting
Pediatrics
Physiology
Questionnaires
Researchers
Storytelling
Studies
Surgery
Systematic review
Validity
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Summary:One of the most frightening procedures for children is surgery. This study aimed to assess the effect of animated illustrated stories on anxiety and behavioral disorders in children after surgery. In this randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT), 60 children between 4 and 8 years who went through adenotonsillectomy were divided into two groups based on random numbers. In the intervention group, animated illustrated books were read for the children by the researcher, for 30 mins, on the night before surgery. Child's anxiety was measured using the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) and Behavioral Disorder questionnaire (a researcher-made tool) before and 10 days after the book reading. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the non-parametric Mann-Whitney test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The results showed that mean scores of physiological anxiety ( -value
ISSN:1179-9927
1179-9927
DOI:10.2147/PHMT.S201653