The Effects of Cartoon Animation Folktale and Medical Equipment Play on Fear of Preschool Children Administering Aerosol Jet Nebulizer in Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital
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The aerosol jet nebulizer is a necessary procedure and raises numerous fears in preschool children. Proper play can reduce fear and increase the effectiveness of providing aerosol therapy. This research was a quasi-experimental study aimed at comparing fear scores of administering aerosol jet nebulizer between using cartoon animation folktales with medical equipment play methods and traditional nursing methods in preschool ages. The purposive sample were 34 patients aged 3 - 6 years who were admitted at the pediatric ward of Somdech Phra Pinklao hospital between 1 July to 31 August 2023, diagnosed with respiratory disease and treated with a bronchodilator aerosol jet nebulizer. They were selected by simple random sampling and divided into 2 groups consisted of 17 patients each. The experimental group used cartoon animation folktale and medical equipment play, while the control group used individual demonstrations and received brochures. Meanwhile, the research instrument used a behavioral observation model for fear of administering aerosol jet nebulizer. Three experts in pediatric medicine and pediatric nursing confirmed the content validity of research equipment. The content validity was 0.96 and the interrater reliability of the research equipment was 0.98. The data was analyzed with Chi-square statistics to test the equality of the personal information of the sample and found that there were no significant differences (p > .05). Mann-Whitney U test statistics were used to compare the fear scores of administering aerosol jet nebulizer with both sample groups. The result showed that the experimental group had a fear score lower than the control group with statistical significance at the .05 level (Mean = 12.71, SD = 0.67 and Mean = 22.29, SD = 2.73, respectively). It was concluded that the cartoon animation folktale and medical equipment play should be applied to preschool children to reduce their fear when treatment procedure is administered.
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