ArticleTurkish archives of pediatrics2023
Comparing the Effect of Music and Puzzle-Solving on Anxiety Before Surgery in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Article in Turkish archives of pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Effects of Perioperative Music Interventions on Emotional Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Integrating Developmental Psychology and Music Education Perspectives.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of Sudoku puzzle solving on memory and anxiety of hemodialysis patients: a randomized controlled clinical trial.International urology and nephrology · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of origami and puzzle game in alleviating dental anxiety and pain perception during local anesthesia administration in children: a randomized clinical trial.Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine · 2025Article
- Decreasing Preoperative Anxiety in Patients with Newly Available Multimodal Approaches-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectiveHospitalization and the possibility of surgery are known as the main causes of anxiety in children, and anxiety is a natural physiological process in individuals that allows them to adapt and deal with a diversity of adverse conditions. The purpose of this research aimed to compare 2 methods of distraction including puzzle-solving and music on anxiety before pediatric surgery. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis study is clinical trial research. First, 90 children 6 to 10 years old were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. In group A, the visual puzzlesolving items were presented, in group B, music with related pictures via a tablet was presented in the waiting room for surgery, and in group C, only standard care for each patient was presented. Anxiety before surgery was measured with a Children's Fear Scale questionnaire before moving the patient to the operating room, then 30 minutes before surgery in the pre-surgery waiting room, and the third stage immediately after transfer to the operating room before induction of anesthesia. Data were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance, chi-square test, and Tukey test using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software version 21.0.
resultsThe results of this research showed that the levels of anxiety significantly improved in the intervention groups compared to the control group after the intervention (P < .001).
conclusionMusic and puzzle-solving as complementary therapy can improve the levels of anxiety in children before surgery. Therefore, this technique can be recommended to be used along with modern medicine in children.
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