• J Pediatr Nurs · Mar 2020

    Reducing Children's Pain and Parents' Anxiety in the Postoperative Period: A Therapeutic Model in Turkish Sample.

    • Emriye Hilal Yayan, Mürşide Zengin, Mehmet Emin Düken, and Yeliz Suna Dağ.
    • İnönü University, Faculty of Nursing, Pediatric Nursing Department, Malatya, Turkey.
    • J Pediatr Nurs. 2020 Mar 1; 51: e33-e38.

    PurposeThis study was conducted to determine the effect of a new therapeutic model (a therapeutic play/play therapy (TP/PT) program) on alleviating pain in children receiving inpatient treatment in paediatric surgery units and parents' anxiety levels in the post-operative period.Design And MethodsThe study was designed as a semi-experimental model using the TP/PT program. Four measurements (pre-test, two interim tests and post-test) for children and two measurements (pre-test and post-test) for parents were performed. The data were collected using the Child and Parent Information Form, the Wong-Baker Faces Pain (WBFP) Rating Scale and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).ResultsThe mean pain score for children after TP/PT decreased in each measurement, and a significant difference was found between these measurements. The mean state anxiety score for parents significantly decreased after the TP/PT program, and a statistically significant difference was found between these measurements (p = 0.000).ConclusionsThis study determined that the post-operative TP/PT program was an effective method to reduce acute post-operative pain in children. Parental anxiety levels were found to correlate with levels of pre- and post-operative pain in children.Practice ImplicationsThe findings of this study provide a basis for using a new therapeutic model that is easy to apply and effective for reducing children's pain and parents' anxiety.Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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