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| Paper Title: | EFFECT OF HOSPITAL CLOWN ON POSTOPERATIVE DISTRESS IN CHILDREN |
| Authors Name: | Aswathy U S , Dr. Preetha S |
| Unique Id: | IJSDR2307032 |
| Published In: | Volume 8 Issue 7, July-2023 |
| Abstract: | Humor is always being a best form of therapy. Hospital clowns were shown to be beneficial in many medical contexts including reduction of stress, anxiety and pain by humour. The title of the study was effect of hospital clown on postoperative distress among children. The primary objective is to evaluate the effect of hospital clown on postoperative distress among children undergoing surgery. The research approach was quantitative and the design was quasi experimental post-test only control group design. According to the inclusion criteria 40 children in the age group of 3 to 8 years undergoing surgery were selected. The investigator selected the control group first on the day of admission after getting consent from parents. The children were received the routine preoperative care in hospital and the effect of postoperative distress was assessed on the first postoperative day. After completing the data collection from the control group, children for the experimental group were selected, they had interaction with hospital clown preoperatively, on the day of surgery and postoperatively. The effect of clown on postoperative distress was assessed by using Wong Baker Faces Pain rating scale and CHEOPS Behavior assessment scale on the second day of surgery. The collected data were analyzed and results were expressed in descriptive and inferential statistics. It was found that the mean pain score among control group was 7 ± 1.2 and that of experimental group was 3.6 ± 1.2, and the mean CHEOPS score of control group was 11.8 ± 0.9 and that of experimental was 7.1 ± 2. The observed difference in pain and CHEOPS score due to the intervention was statistically significant (P<0.01). So it was concluded that hospital clown was effective in reducing postoperative distress among children. |
| Keywords: | Hospital clown, Postoperative distress |
| Cite Article: | "EFFECT OF HOSPITAL CLOWN ON POSTOPERATIVE DISTRESS IN CHILDREN", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.241 - 243, July-2023, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2307032.pdf |
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| Publication Details: | Published Paper ID: IJSDR2307032 Registration ID:207638 Published In: Volume 8 Issue 7, July-2023 DOI (Digital Object Identifier): Page No: 241 - 243 Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org ISSN Number: 2455-2631 |
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