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Fear of Nursing Interventions and Quality of Care in Postoperative Children

Ameliyat Sonrası Çocuklarda Hemşirelik Girişimlerinden Korkma ve Bakım Kalitesi

Duygu Karaarslan(MANİSA CELÂL BAYAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0001-5583-2638
Atiye Karakul(TARSUS ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0001-6580-9976
Özlem Selime Merter(NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SEYDİŞEHİR SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0001-7892-1342
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2025-03-28
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Conclusion: Children’s fear of nursing interventions and materials used during intervention will decrease as the quality of nursing care they receive increases.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The study aimed at investigating the relationship between the fear of nursing interventions and the quality of care from the perspectives of children hospitalized after surgery.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: The sample of this descriptive, cross-sectional study consisted of 103 children in the age group of 6-12 years who were hospitalized in the Pediatric Surgery Ward after surgery between October 2023 and July 2024.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: Children’s fear of nursing interventions and materials used during intervention will decrease as the quality of nursing care they receive increases.
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⚙️Variables:Pediatric Surgery · Hospital Materials · Fear

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Objective: The study aimed at investigating the relationship between the fear of nursing interventions and the quality of care from the perspectives of children hospitalized after surgery. Materials and Methods: The sample of this descriptive, cross-sectional study consisted of 103 children in the age group of 6-12 years who were hospitalized in the Pediatric Surgery Ward after surgery between October 2023 and July 2024. Results: The mean age of the children included in the study was 9.06±2.08 years. The mean duration of their hospitalization was 3.51±1.06 days. The mean number of their previous hospitalizations was 2.69±3.44. The mean scores obtained from the “Scale to Measure Children’s Fear of Nursing Interventions and Instruments Used in the Hospital” and the “Scale for the Evaluation of Quality of Care from the Perspectives of Children” were 25.43±6.76 and 49.80±12.93, respectively. There was a moderate negative correlation between the scores obtained from the two scales. Conclusion: Children’s fear of nursing interventions and materials used during intervention will decrease as the quality of nursing care they receive increases.

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Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı, ameliyat sonrası hastanede yatan çocukların gözüyle hemşirelik girişimlerine karşı korkuları ile bakım kalitelerinin arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntem:. Araştırmanın örneklemini, Ekim 2023-Temmuz 2024 tarihleri arasında, ameliyat sonrası Çocuk Cerrahi Servisi’ nde yatan 6-12 yaş arası 103 çocuk oluşturdu. Araştırma tanımlayıcı, kesitsel tiptedir. Bulgular: Araştırmada, çocukların yaş ortalaması “9.06±2.08”; hastane yatış süresi gün olarak ortalaması “3.51±1.06” ve daha önceden hastanede yatış sayısı ortalaması “2.69±3.44” tür. “Çocuklarda Hemşirelik Girişimleri ve Kullanılan Materyallere Karşı Korku Ölçeği” toplam puan ortalaması “25.43±6.76”; “Çocukların Gözü ile Bakım Kalitesinin Değerlendirilmesi Ölçeği” toplam puan ortalaması “49.80±12.93” olarak saptandı. Bu iki ölçek arasında “negatif” yönde orta düzeyde ilişki olduğu belirlendi. Sonuç: Çocukların aldıkları hemşirelik bakım kalitesi düzeyi arttıkça, hemşirelik girişimlerine ve kullanılan materyallere karşı duydukları korku azalacaktır.

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Karaarslan, D., Karakul, A., Merter, Ö. S. (2025). Fear of Nursing Interventions and Quality of Care in Postoperative Children. Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Volume: 14 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.53424/balikesirsbd.1542571

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