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Journal of Korean Maternal and Child Health 2017;21(1):63-74.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2017.21.1.63    Published online January 31, 2017.
Effects of Providing Animated Information on Anxiety and the Nursing Satisfaction of Children who have Received Strabismus Surgery and their Guardians
Seung Hyun Hong1, Hyang Mi Jung2
1Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
2Department of Nursing, Dongeui University, Busan, Korea
애니메이션을 활용한 정보제공이 사시수술 아동과 보호자의 불안 및 간호만족도에 미치는 효과
홍승현1, 정향미2
1부산대학교병원
2동의대학교
Correspondence:  Seung Hyun Hong,
Email: hmjung@deu.ac.kr
Abstract
Purpose
This study was designed to test the effects of providing animated information on preoperative anxiety and postoperative nursing satisfaction of children who had received strabismus surgery as well as any effects on their guardians.
Methods
The subjects of the study consisted of hospitalized school-aged children and their guardians who were waiting for strabismus surgery in the P university hospital in B metropolitan city. There were 20 pairs of experimental groups and 20 pairs of control groups. The animated information was provided twice before and after the surgery. The data was analyzed using χ2-test, t-test and ANCOVA using the SPSS program.
Results
The preoperative anxiety of children and their guardians was significantly improved in the experimental group compared to those in the control group. Postoperative nursing satisfaction was also significantly increased in the experimental group.
Conclusion
These results suggest that providing such animated information may reduce preoperative anxiety and increase nursing satisfaction after the performance of strabismus surgery operations on children as well as effects on their guardians. Therefore, animated information is recommended for use in clinical fields for children who are to receive strabismus surgery child in addition to their guardians as an efficient nursing intervention.
Key Words: strabismus, anxiety, personal satisfaction
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