Evaluation of the effectiveness of education given with toy tpye nebulizer in children between 3-6 years of age who receive nebulizer treatment

The study was a randomized controlled study designed to assess the effect of application training with a toy type nebulizer on the mothers of receiving treatment with nebulizer in the age group 3 to 6. The study's universe consisted of 3-6 year old children and their mothers who had nebulized treatment between September 2016 and January 2018 in the Istanbul Okmeydanı Education and Research Hospital children's clinics. 60 children for the validity of the scale and 60 children and their mothers for the thesis study were taken suitable for sampling criteria. Children and their mothers who were included in the study were randomly divided into two groups for 30 people (Experiment and Control group). The Descriptive Information Form was used to determine the sociodemographic characteristics of the children and their mothers, and the Children's Emotional Manifestation Scale was used to assess the anxiety experienced by children before the procedure. Mothers ' nebulizer drug using skills were assessed by means of a scale and their anxieties were assessed by STAI. The mothers in the control group were given a routine training procedure and the mothers in the experimental group were given a practical training with a toy type nebulizer and hand brochure. The data were evaluated using the SPSS 18 packet program. The validity and reliability of the scale to be used as a tool to evaluate anxiety of the children to be included before the research was investigated and the scale was found to be usable. It has been observed that the treatment of toy type nebulizer has a positive effect on the anxiety of children (p<0.05). It was determined that the education given to mothers with toy type nebulizer had a positive effect on their using skills (p<0.05), but it was not effective at anxiety level (p>0.05). As a result, this study shows that the education given to mothers with a toy-type nebulizer reduces the anxiety of the child and increases the mother's ability to practice. Key Words: Nebulizer, Child, Anxiety