Ignite Creation Date:
2024-05-06 @ 5:39 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 2:33 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT05380466
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2024-03-06
First Post:
2022-05-13
Brief Title:
The Effect of Quantum Touch Application on Transfer Anxiety in Pediatric Patients and Their Parents Planned to Be Hospitalized in the Emergency Department
Sponsor:
Istanbul Medeniyet University
Organization:
Istanbul Medeniyet University
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Effect of Quantum Touch Application on Transfer Anxiety in Pediatric Patients and Their Parents Planned to Be Hospitalized in the Emergency Department
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2024-09
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Anxiety which is a subjective experience in which many emotions such as worry uncertainty restlessness and sadness are experienced together is defined as a state of tension that arises as a result of the internal conflict experienced by the individual Emergency services are the units where all kinds of patients and injured are followed and treated 24 hours a day and anxiety is a very common emotional reaction in patients who apply to the emergency department and their relatives The patient and his family They experience varying levels of anxiety due to a sudden and unexpected deterioration of health the threat of their life the uncertainty of the situation the fear of death role changes disruption of routines and being in an unfamiliar hospital environment With the increase of anxiety distraction in family members repetitive questions to health personnel inability to understand the importance of the event and difficulty in making decisions can be seenLeaving the emergency room as well as being in the emergency room causes anxiety in individuals The anxiety experienced in this situation is called transfer anxiety Transfer anxiety is often defined as anxiety experienced by an individual when heshe moves from a safe and familiar environment to an unfamiliar environment and was accepted as a nursing diagnosis by NANDA in 1992 Transferring the patient from the emergency room to the clinic is a routine procedure for emergency nurses but it causes anxiety for the patient and their relatives As a result of transfer anxiety many patients and their family members experience widespread confusion both before and after transfer and tend to certain problems The patient and family members experience anxiety when they are in a foreign environment with different routines and follow-up procedures for the first time and do not know what to expect Pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are used to reduce anxiety Cognitive behavioral therapy techniques are frequently used among non-pharmacological methods Cognitive-behavioral therapies are a form of treatment developed on the basis of behavioral psychological counseling theory which is problem-focused deals with the here and now and applies learning theories to help individuals when they encounter difficulties and life problems that they cannot overcome in their daily lives Cognitive-behavioral therapies that are highly suitable for working with children youth adults the elderly and families They are easy to work with individually or in groups and do not require any hardware Among cognitive behavioral therapy techniques therapy strategies that reduce anxiety include relaxation biofeedback systematic desensitization exercise vestibular desensitization response prevention and therapeutic touch techniques Therapeutic touch In 1972 it was started to be used as a healing method by the manipulation of hypothetical human bioenergy field by nurse professor Doores Krieger In the literature it is frequently applied to reduce pain and anxiety in nursing studies and successful results are obtained Quantum-Touch It is one of the therapeutic touch techniques and is a biofield therapy that uses life force energy to facilitate healing Quantum-Touch was first described by Richard Gordon and Bob Rasmusson in 1978 It activates life force energy by combining various hand positions various breathing techniques and body awareness exercises It is applied by directing the formed high energy field to an area of pain stress or illness through therapeutic touch Tully 2017 found that Quantum Touch in reducing acute and chronic pain Walton 2011 reported that Quantum-Touch application is effective in chronic musculoskeletal pain The patient andor the patients family may be physically ready for relocation in the hospital environment but they are not psychologically ready Inadequate preparation of the individual for the transfer from the emergency room to the clinic or lack of information about the transfer perceiving that his safety is under threat and experiencing uncertainty about his situation cause transfer anxiety Although it is seen in the literature that transfer anxiety is applied in adults and generally in intensive care units no study has been found in children and emergency services
Detailed Description:
Anxiety which is a subjective experience in which many emotions such as worry uncertainty restlessness and sadness are experienced together is defined as a state of tension that arises as a result of the internal conflict experienced by the individual Emergency services are the units where all kinds of patients and injured are followed and treated 24 hours a day and anxiety is a very common emotional reaction in patients who apply to the emergency department and their relatives The patient and his family They experience varying levels of anxiety due to a sudden and unexpected deterioration of health the threat of their life the uncertainty of the situation the fear of death role changes disruption of routines and being in an unfamiliar hospital environment With the increase of anxiety distraction in family members repetitive questions to health personnel inability to understand the importance of the event and difficulty in making decisions can be seenLeaving the emergency room as well as being in the emergency room causes anxiety in individuals The anxiety experienced in this situation is called transfer anxiety Transfer anxiety is often defined as anxiety experienced by an individual when heshe moves from a safe and familiar environment to an unfamiliar environment and was accepted as a nursing diagnosis by NANDA in 1992 Transferring the patient from the emergency room to the clinic is a routine procedure for emergency nurses but it causes anxiety for the patient and their relatives As a result of transfer anxiety many patients and their family members experience widespread confusion both before and after transfer and tend to certain problems The patient and family members experience anxiety when they are in a foreign environment with different routines and follow-up procedures for the first time and do not know what to expect Pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are used to reduce anxiety Cognitive behavioral therapy techniques are frequently used among non-pharmacological methods Cognitive-behavioral therapies are a form of treatment developed on the basis of behavioral psychological counseling theory which is problem-focused deals with the here and now and applies learning theories to help individuals when they encounter difficulties and life problems that they cannot overcome in their daily lives Cognitive-behavioral therapies that are highly suitable for working with children youth adults the elderly and families They are easy to work with individually or in groups and do not require any hardware Among cognitive behavioral therapy techniques therapy strategies that reduce anxiety include relaxation biofeedback systematic desensitization exercise vestibular desensitization response prevention and therapeutic touch techniques Therapeutic touch In 1972 it was started to be used as a healing method by the manipulation of hypothetical human bioenergy field by nurse professor Doores Krieger In the literature it is frequently applied to reduce pain and anxiety in nursing studies and successful results are obtained Quantum-Touch It is one of the therapeutic touch techniques and is a biofield therapy that uses life force energy to facilitate healing Quantum-Touch was first described by Richard Gordon and Bob Rasmusson in 1978 It activates life force energy by combining various hand positions various breathing techniques and body awareness exercises It is applied by directing the formed high energy field to an area of pain stress or illness through therapeutic touch Tully 2017 found that Quantum Touch in reducing acute and chronic pain Walton 2011 reported that Quantum-Touch application is effective in chronic musculoskeletal pain The patient andor the patients family may be physically ready for relocation in the hospital environment but they are not psychologically ready Inadequate preparation of the individual for the transfer from the emergency room to the clinic or lack of information about the transfer perceiving that his safety is under threat and experiencing uncertainty about his situation cause transfer anxiety Although it is seen in the literature that transfer anxiety is applied in adults and generally in intensive care units no study has been found in children and emergency services
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False
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False
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None
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