TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of storytelling on anxiety and sleep in hospitalized children with fracture
T2 - A randomized clinical trial
AU - Valizadeh, Leila
AU - Romouzi, Azam
AU - Aghajari, Parvaneh
AU - Jafarabadi, Mohammad
N1 - Funding Information:
number 831) conducted in partial fulfillment of a master’s degree in pediatric nursing at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. The researchers would like to express their gratitude to the Deputy of Research of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery for financial support and to all the nurses and parents who contributed to the conduct of this study.
Funding Information:
This study received financial support from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/4/1
Y1 - 2022/4/1
N2 - Background: Hospitalization induces anxiety and causes sleep disorders in children. Objective: This study aimed to examine the effects of listening and reading a tale on anxiety and sleeping onset time (SOT) among hospitalized children with fracture. Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 102 children with extremity fracture in Shohada Hospital of Tabriz in 2018-2019. Subjects were recruited consecutively and randomly allocated into three groups: control, storytelling, and simultaneous listening to and reading a tale. The data were collected using a demographic information questionnaire: questions on SOT, heart rate, and the Reynolds and Richmond Children's Anxiety Questionnaire. One-way analysis of variance, paired t-test, Chi-square and Fisher's exact test, and analysis of covariance were used to analyze the data. Results: Mean SOT, mean anxiety, and mean pulse rate did not significantly differ between the three groups at baseline. After the intervention, the mean SOT and mean pulse rate decreased significantly in all three groups (P < 0.001); however, the between-group differences were not statistically significant (P > 0.50). The mean manifest anxiety did not change significantly in any of the groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Storytelling had no effect on anxiety, heart rate, and SOT of children with fractures. Further studies can help determine the best method of storytelling for children with fractures.
AB - Background: Hospitalization induces anxiety and causes sleep disorders in children. Objective: This study aimed to examine the effects of listening and reading a tale on anxiety and sleeping onset time (SOT) among hospitalized children with fracture. Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 102 children with extremity fracture in Shohada Hospital of Tabriz in 2018-2019. Subjects were recruited consecutively and randomly allocated into three groups: control, storytelling, and simultaneous listening to and reading a tale. The data were collected using a demographic information questionnaire: questions on SOT, heart rate, and the Reynolds and Richmond Children's Anxiety Questionnaire. One-way analysis of variance, paired t-test, Chi-square and Fisher's exact test, and analysis of covariance were used to analyze the data. Results: Mean SOT, mean anxiety, and mean pulse rate did not significantly differ between the three groups at baseline. After the intervention, the mean SOT and mean pulse rate decreased significantly in all three groups (P < 0.001); however, the between-group differences were not statistically significant (P > 0.50). The mean manifest anxiety did not change significantly in any of the groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Storytelling had no effect on anxiety, heart rate, and SOT of children with fractures. Further studies can help determine the best method of storytelling for children with fractures.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Fracture
KW - Hospitalized children
KW - Sleep disorders
KW - Storytelling
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85136938839
U2 - 10.4103/nms.nms_132_21
DO - 10.4103/nms.nms_132_21
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85136938839
SN - 2322-1488
VL - 11
SP - 123
EP - 129
JO - Nursing and Midwifery Studies
JF - Nursing and Midwifery Studies
IS - 2
ER -