Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing (대한간호학회지)
- 제28권2호
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- Pages.490-497
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- 1998
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- 2093-758x(eISSN)
The Effects of Information by using Cartoon on Preoperative Anxiety of children following Tonsillectomy
만화를 이용한 정보제공이 편도선절제술 환아의 수술전 불안에 미치는 영향
초록
This study was designed to investigate the effects of information by using cartoon on preoperative anxiety of children following tonsillectomy. The subjects were 30 children aged between 7 and 12 who were hospitalized at C university hospital for undergoing tonsillectomy from December 20, 1996 to August 14, 1997 Sixteen of them were assigned to the experimental group, while fourteen subjects to the control group. The data were collected through preoperative state anxiety, pulse rate, pain before and after giving information by using cartoon. The results were as follows : 1. Preoperative state anxiety increased in both groups (P=0.0348). No significant difference found between experimental and control group. But preopertive anxiety in experimental group was apt to increase less than that in the control group. 2. Pulse rate didn't make significant difference within and between groups. 3. Pain increased in both groups (P=0.0001). No significant difference found between experimental and control group. 4. Experimental group between the aged 7 and 9 decreased preoperative state anxiety, but experimental group between the aged 10 and 12 increased preoperative state anxiety after treatment(P=0.0298). These findings may indicate that the information by using cartoon is effective in children between the aged 7 and 12.