Structured game and parental education on postoperative pain and anxiety in children with appendicitis

Table 1 Comparison of general information between two groups, n (%)/mean ± SD

Indicator		Observation group (n = 30)	Control group (n = 30)	t/χ2	P value
Gender	Male	18 (60.00)	19 (63.33)	0.071	0.500
	Female	12 (40.00)	11 (36.67)
Average age (year)		8.33 ± 3.59	8.47 ± 3.44	0.147	0.884
Average weight (kg)		34.23 ± 16.52	34.50 ± 15.41	0.065	0.949
Average disease duration (day)		3.93 ± 0.45	4.07 ± 0.52	1.061	0.293
Pathological type	Simple appendicitis	7 (23.33)	8 (26.67)	0.101	1.000
	Purulent appendicitis	15 (50.00)	14 (46.67)
	Gangrenous appendicitis	8 (26.67)	8 (26.67)

Table 2 Comparison of pain levels between two groups of children, mean ± SD

Group	Countdown	FLACC rating
		6 hours after surgery	12 hours after surgery	24 hours after surgery	48 hours after surgery	72 hours after surgery
Observation group	30	2.60 ± 0.62	3.13 ± 0.35	3.13 ± 0.35	2.54 ± 0.26	1.69 ± 0.28
Control group	30	2.79 ± 0.41	4.37 ± 0.62	4.03 ± 0.58	3.37 ± 0.45	2.58 ± 0.33
t value		1.377	9.523	7.240	8.781	11.343
P value		0.174	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

FLACC: Face, legs, activity, cry, consolability.

Table 3 Comparison of emotional states of parents of two groups of children, mean ± SD

Group	Countdown	HAMA rating		HAMD rating
		Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention
Observation group	30	23.27 ± 5.12	11.27 ± 3.17	21.63 ± 5.39	9.13 ± 1.74
Control group	30	24.70 ± 5.31	17.83 ± 5.20	21.33 ± 5.62	14.10 ± 2.56
t value		1.064	5.905	0.211	8.784
P value		0.292	0.000	0.834	0.000

HAMA: Hamilton Anxiety Scale; HAMD: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.

Table 4 Comparison of parental satisfaction with nursing care between two groups of pediatric patients, n (%)

Group	Countdown	Nursing satisfaction			Overall satisfied
		Very satisfied	Fairly satisfied	Dissatisfied
Observation group	30	16 (53.33)	13 (43.33)	1 (3.33)	29 (96.67)
Control group	30	11 (36.67)	11 (36.67)	8 (26.67)	22 (73.33)
χ2					6.405
P value					0.026

Table 5 Comparison of complications between two groups of children, n (%)

Group	Countdown	Incision infection	Gastrointestinal reactions	Intestinal adhesions	Overall incidence rate
Observation group	30	0 (0.00)	1 (3.33)	0 (0.00)	1 (3.33)
Control group	30	2 (6.67)	4 (13.33)	2 (6.67)	8 (26.67)
χ2					6.405
P value					0.026