The effect of musical-animated toys and audiobooks on fear and pain in the tracheostomy care of children in the palliative care.

OBJECTIVE

The study aimed to evaluate the effects of musical-animated toys and audiobooks on the fear and pain in the tracheostomy care of children in the palliative care clinic.

METHODS

The study design was a single-center, single-arm, crossover-controlled study. The sample consisted of 16 children who were 3-6 years old. Musical-animated toys and audiobooks were used to divert the children's attention during tracheostomy care. The children whose control data were collected on the first day were shown musical-animated toys on the second day and listened to an audiobook a week later. The children were video-recorded during the interventions.

RESULTS

The children who received musical-animated toy and audiobook interventions during and after tracheostomy care expressed less pain than those in the control group, and their fear levels were less during the care.

CONCLUSION

Audiobook and musical-animated toy interventions were effective in reducing children's procedure-related fear and pain during tracheostomy care in the pediatric palliative care clinic.