Research Article

The Impact of Baby-Doll-Assisted Therapeutic Play on Fear, Anxiety and Pain During Peripheral Venous Catheterization in 4-6 Year-Old Children

Volume: 8 Number: 3 September 29, 2025
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The Impact of Baby-Doll-Assisted Therapeutic Play on Fear, Anxiety and Pain During Peripheral Venous Catheterization in 4-6 Year-Old Children

Abstract

Objective: The study was performed to investigate the impact of demonstrating and expressing the peripheral venous catheter practice on doll-assisted therapeutic play on children aged between 4 to 6 years. Parents who agreed to participate in the study and 98 children who met the selection criteria were included in the study. Methods: The procedure was explained to the children who were included in the study on a doll-assisted therapeutic play before peripheral venous catheter placement. In the study, Children's Fear Scale (CFS), Children’s State Anxiety (CSA) and Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale were applied before and after the procedure. Moreover, the effect of the applied procedure on pulse and respiratory rate was evaluated. Results: The sociodemographic characteristics of children in the experimental and control groups are similar. After the intervention, the fear, anxiety and pain levels of the children in the experimental group were lower than those in the control group. While the pulse rate did not show a statistically significant difference between the experimental and control groups, the respiratory rate was found to be significantly lower. Although the anxiety levels of the children in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group before the procedure, the anxiety levels of the children in the experimental group were lower after the procedure. Conclusion: The study demonstrated that explaining the peripheral venous catheter procedure using a doll-assisted therapeutic play significantly reduced fear, anxiety, and post-procedure pain levels in children aged 4 to 6, as measured by the CFS, CSA, and Wong-Baker FACES scales.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Services and Systems (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 29, 2025

Submission Date

March 30, 2024

Acceptance Date

August 12, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 3

APA
İnaç Yılmaz, B., Keçialan, R., & Özdemir, Ö. (2025). The Impact of Baby-Doll-Assisted Therapeutic Play on Fear, Anxiety and Pain During Peripheral Venous Catheterization in 4-6 Year-Old Children. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences, 8(3), 196-203. https://doi.org/10.62425/esbder.1460551
AMA
1.İnaç Yılmaz B, Keçialan R, Özdemir Ö. The Impact of Baby-Doll-Assisted Therapeutic Play on Fear, Anxiety and Pain During Peripheral Venous Catheterization in 4-6 Year-Old Children. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences. 2025;8(3):196-203. doi:10.62425/esbder.1460551
Chicago
İnaç Yılmaz, Büşra, Rabia Keçialan, and Öner Özdemir. 2025. “The Impact of Baby-Doll-Assisted Therapeutic Play on Fear, Anxiety and Pain During Peripheral Venous Catheterization in 4-6 Year-Old Children”. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences 8 (3): 196-203. https://doi.org/10.62425/esbder.1460551.
EndNote
İnaç Yılmaz B, Keçialan R, Özdemir Ö (September 1, 2025) The Impact of Baby-Doll-Assisted Therapeutic Play on Fear, Anxiety and Pain During Peripheral Venous Catheterization in 4-6 Year-Old Children. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences 8 3 196–203.
IEEE
[1]B. İnaç Yılmaz, R. Keçialan, and Ö. Özdemir, “The Impact of Baby-Doll-Assisted Therapeutic Play on Fear, Anxiety and Pain During Peripheral Venous Catheterization in 4-6 Year-Old Children”, Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 196–203, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.62425/esbder.1460551.
ISNAD
İnaç Yılmaz, Büşra - Keçialan, Rabia - Özdemir, Öner. “The Impact of Baby-Doll-Assisted Therapeutic Play on Fear, Anxiety and Pain During Peripheral Venous Catheterization in 4-6 Year-Old Children”. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences 8/3 (September 1, 2025): 196-203. https://doi.org/10.62425/esbder.1460551.
JAMA
1.İnaç Yılmaz B, Keçialan R, Özdemir Ö. The Impact of Baby-Doll-Assisted Therapeutic Play on Fear, Anxiety and Pain During Peripheral Venous Catheterization in 4-6 Year-Old Children. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences. 2025;8:196–203.
MLA
İnaç Yılmaz, Büşra, et al. “The Impact of Baby-Doll-Assisted Therapeutic Play on Fear, Anxiety and Pain During Peripheral Venous Catheterization in 4-6 Year-Old Children”. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences, vol. 8, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 196-03, doi:10.62425/esbder.1460551.
Vancouver
1.Büşra İnaç Yılmaz, Rabia Keçialan, Öner Özdemir. The Impact of Baby-Doll-Assisted Therapeutic Play on Fear, Anxiety and Pain During Peripheral Venous Catheterization in 4-6 Year-Old Children. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences. 2025 Sep. 1;8(3):196-203. doi:10.62425/esbder.1460551

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