Yayan, Emriye HilalZengin, MursideDuken, Mehmet EminDag, Yeliz Suna2024-08-042024-08-0420200882-5963https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2019.07.004https://hdl.handle.net/11616/98865Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effect of a new therapeutic model (a therapeutic play/play therapy (TP/PT) program) on alleviating pain in children receiving inpatient treatment in paediatric surgery units and parents' anxiety levels in the post-operative period. Design and methods: The study was designed as a semi-experimental model using the TP/PT program. Four measurements (pre-test, two interim tests and post-test) for children and two measurements (pre-test and post-test) for parents were performed. The data were collected using the Child and Parent Information Form, the Wong-Baker Faces Pain (WBFP) Rating Scale and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results: The mean pain score for children after TP/PT decreased in each measurement, and a significant difference was found between these measurements. The mean state anxiety score for parents significantly decreased after the TP/PT program, and a statistically significant difference was found between these measurements (p = 0.000). Conclusions: This study determined that the post-operative TP/PT program was an effective method to reduce acute post-operative pain in children. Parental anxiety levels were found to correlate with levels of pre- and post-operative pain in children. (C) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAnxietyChildPlay therapyNursingPainArticle51E33E383132441510.1016/j.pedn.2019.07.0042-s2.0-85068819441Q1WOS:000519772900007Q2