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The Effect of Play Dough Activities Before the Venipuncture Procedure on Pain and Anxiety Level in Children: A Randomized Controlled Study

Çocuklara Kan Alma İşlemi Öncesi Uygulanan Oyun Hamuru Aktivitelerinin Ağrı ve Anksiyete Düzeyine Etkisi: Randomize Kontrollü Çalışma

Ayşe Akar(Duzce Ataturk State Hospital)0000-0002-9479-8695
Dilek Konuk Şener(DÜZCE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-7813-2789
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2025-03-28
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Results: When the results of the research were evaluated, it was found that the Wong-Baker Facial Pain Rating Scale and Child Anxiety Scale-State scores of the children in the experimental group were found to be significantly lower than the ones of the children in the control group (p<0.05).

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of play dough activities applied before the venipuncture procedure on pain and anxiety levels in children.
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Key Findings & Data:The sample of the study is consisted of 68 children (experimental group=34; control group=34) who agreed to participate in the study and met the sample selection criteria, according to the result of the power analysis.
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Conclusion & Impact:Results: When the results of the research were evaluated, it was found that the Wong-Baker Facial Pain Rating Scale and Child Anxiety Scale-State scores of the children in the experimental group were found to be significantly lower than the ones of the children in the control group (p<0.05).
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⚙️Variables:Anxiety · Child · Pain

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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of play dough activities applied before the venipuncture procedure on pain and anxiety levels in children. Materials and Methods: The study was a randomized controlled trial. The sample of the study is consisted of 68 children (experimental group=34; control group=34) who agreed to participate in the study and met the sample selection criteria, according to the result of the power analysis. Before the venipuncture process, the children in the experimental group played with play dough, while the children in the control group were only given routine venipuncture. Personal Information Form, Wong-Baker Facial Pain Rating Scale and Child Anxiety Scale-State were used to collect the data. Results: When the results of the research were evaluated, it was found that the Wong-Baker Facial Pain Rating Scale and Child Anxiety Scale-State scores of the children in the experimental group were found to be significantly lower than the ones of the children in the control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: Play dough activities are effective in reducing pain and anxiety before the venipuncture in children. In line with these results, it is recommended to use play dough activities to reduce the pain and anxiety level of children during venipuncture procedure. Play dough activities are simple, effective, feasible, rapid, easy-to-access, non-risk and cost-effective methods that nurses can safely implement.

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Amaç: Araştırma çocuklarda kan alma işlemi öncesi uygulanan oyun hamuru aktivitelerinin ağrı ve anksiyete üzerindeki etkisini belirlemek amacı ile yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma randomize kontrollü deneysel çalışmadır. Araştırmanın örneklemini yapılan güç analizi sonucuna göre, çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden ve örneklem seçim kriterlerini karşılayan 68 çocuk (deney grubu=34; kontrol grubu=34) oluşturmuştur. Deney grubundaki çocuklara kan alma işlemi öncesi oyun hamuru oynatılmış, kontrol grubundaki çocuklara ise sadece rutin kan alma işlemi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Verilerin toplanmasında Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Wong-Baker Yüz İfadelerini Derecelendirme Ölçeği ve Çocuk Anksiyete Skalası-Durumluluk kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırma sonuçları değerlendirildiğinde, deney grubundaki çocukların Wong-Baker Yüz İfadelerini Derecelendirme Ölçeği ve Çocuk Anksiyete Skalası-Durumluluk puanlarının kontrol grubundaki çocukların puanlarından anlamlı düzeyde düşük olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0.05). Sonuç: Çocuklara kan alma işlemi öncesi uygulanan oyun hamuru aktiviteleri ağrı ve anksiyeteyi azaltmada etkilidir. Bu sonuçlar doğrultusunda kan alma işlemi uygulanan çocukların ağrı ve anksiyete düzeyini azaltmak için oyun hamuru etkinliklerinin kullanılması önerilmektedir. Oyun hamuru aktiviteleri, hemşirelerin güvenle uygulayabileceği basit, etkili, uygulanabilir, hızlı, erişimi kolay, risksiz ve uygun maliyetli yöntemlerdir.

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Akar, A., Şener, D. K. (2025). The Effect of Play Dough Activities Before the Venipuncture Procedure on Pain and Anxiety Level in Children: A Randomized Controlled Study. Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Volume: 14 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.53424/balikesirsbd.1582335

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