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JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NURSING-NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, cilt.59, ss.181-187, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of concealing the hydration fluid bottle in order to reduce the experience of anticipatory nausea and vomiting before chemotherapy treatment in pediatric hematol-ogy oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Design and methods: The study was carried out as a randomized controlled clinical trial. The study was conducted sixty-two pediatric oncology patients who underwent chemotherapy in a hospital in Ankara, Turkey. The pa-tients were randomly alloceted to an intervention group (n = 32) or a control group (n = 30). Patients in the intervention group concealing the hydration fluid bottle throughout the duration of hydration; patients in the control group received routine procedure (No concealment intervention) during hydration degree of nausea and vomiting were measured by the Baxter Retching Faces (BARF) scale. Results: This study found no differences in the characteristics of the patients or in degree of nausea and vomiting between groups at enrollment. After concealing the hydration fluid bottle during the hydration, BARF scores were lower in the intervention group (p < .001). Conclusion: Concealing the hydration fluid had significant effects on degree of nausea and vomiting in pediatric oncology patient who received hydration before chemotherapy. Application to practice: This approach can be added as routine care as an effective non pharmacological interven-tion for pediatric oncology patient with receiving chemotherapy. (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.