Amaç: Araştırma, kalp ameliyatı olan çocuklarını yoğun bakım ünitesinde ilk kez görecek olan annelerin anksiyetesini azaltmada eğitimin etkinliğini belirlemek amacıyla deneysel olarak gerçekleştirildi. Yöntem: Araştırma verileri, bir üniversite hastanesine kalp ameliyatı olmak için yatırılan ve araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 30 deney 30 kontrol olmak üzere toplam 60 çocuğun annesinden elde edildi. Veri toplama aracı olarak "Soru Formu" ve "Durumluk - Sürekli Kaygı Envanteri" kullanıldı. Gruplar tanıtıcı özellikler, anne yaş ortalaması ve anne anksiyetesini arttırabilecek faktörler açısından benzerdi. Deney grubu annelere ameliyattan 2-3 gün önce, kontrol grubu annelere ise ameliyat sonrasında, çocuğun görünümüne ve yoğun bakım ortamına ilişkin görsel materyal kullanılarak eğitim yapıldı ve eğitim kitapçığı verildi. Bulgular: Deney grubu annelerin durumluk ve sürekli kaygı puan ortalamalarının ameliyat sonrası anlamlı derecede azaldığı saptandı (t = 3.04,p = 0.005; t = 2.74, p = 0.01). Sonuç: Yapılan eğitimin ve verilen eğitim kitapçığının annelerin anksiyete düzeylerinin azaltılmasında etkili olduğu belirlendi.
Purpose: Study has been carried out empirically in order to determine efficiency of education that decreases the anxiety of mothers who would see their children in intensive care unit for the first time after cardiac surgery. Method: The data were obtained from mothers of 60 inpatient children in department of pediatric in a university hospital in order to have cardiac surgery. As the data collection tools, "Questionnaire Form" and "State Trait Anxiety Inventory" (it was developed by Spielberger et al.) was used. 2 groups (30 control and 30 experimental group) were compared. It was found that there was no difference between them, they were alike. In order to reduce anxiety of mothers, experimental group's mothers were educated about appearance of child and intensive care unit environment by using visual materials 2-3 days before cardiac surgery, control group mothers were educated when they saw their children after cardiac surgery. An educational book about this subject was given to both groups. Results: The mean of State Trait Anxiety points of the experimental group's mothers decreased meaningfully after cardiac surgery (t= 3.04, p= 0.005; t= 2.74, p= 0.01 j. In control group mothers, there was no meaningful difference. In conclusion, it was determined that preoperative mother education and education book was ejfective to lessen anxiety levels of mothers. As a result, verbal and visual education of mothers whose children will be operated on heart, about intensive care unit and appearance of child before operation have been ejfective on reducing anxiety of mothers.
