ArticlePediatric health, medicine and therapeutics2019
The effect of storytelling on anxiety and behavioral disorders in children undergoing surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
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- Effect of play therapy and storytelling on the anxiety level of hospitalized children: a randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Trial
- Preoperative interventions for reducing anxiety in school-age children undergoing surgery: a network meta-analysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of a multicomponent perioperative preparation programme incorporating culturally familiar clown-themed components for alleviating preoperative anxiety in preschool children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Effect of storytelling on reducing procedural distress among pediatric patients.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of motion graphic-based narrative therapy with a cognitive-behavioral approach in reducing fluoride varnish therapy anxiety for six-year-old children.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- The Use of a Dental Storybook as a Dental Anxiety Reduction Medium among Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundOne of the most frightening procedures for children is surgery. This study aimed to assess the effect of animated illustrated stories on anxiety and behavioral disorders in children after surgery.
methodsIn this randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT), 60 children between 4 and 8 years who went through adenotonsillectomy were divided into two groups based on random numbers. In the intervention group, animated illustrated books were read for the children by the researcher, for 30 mins, on the night before surgery. Child's anxiety was measured using the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) and Behavioral Disorder questionnaire (a researcher-made tool) before and 10 days after the book reading. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the non-parametric Mann-Whitney
resultsThe results showed that mean scores of physiological anxiety (
conclusionThe results showed that reading animated illustrated books could be effective in reducing anxiety and behavioral disorders in children after surgery. It seems that these books could be a new and creative way to distract children and can be used as supportive care.
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