ABSTRACT

The mother’s kiss, which can be considered as a secondary mirroring of the idealised parental imago, can be used to overcome painful experiences in children. To examine the effect of mother’s kiss as a secondary mirroring during invasive interventions on pain, anxiety and fear levels of children aged 5-7 years. The sample of the study consisted of 84 children between 5-7 years. The maternal kissing group received mother’s kiss during invasive intervention, while the control group received standard invasive intervention between 11 January-5 May 2023. The pain level measured at the 5th minute of the children in the maternal kissing group was significantly lower than the control group. The pain level of the children in the maternal kissing group before the procedure was lower than the pain level at the 5th minute and the pain level at the 5th minute was lower than the pain level at the 1st minute. The anxiety level of the children in the maternal kissing group measured at the 1st minute was higher than the control group. The anxiety level of the children in the maternal kissing group at the 5th minute was lower than the anxiety level before the procedure and at the 1st minute. The fear level measured at the 5th minute of the children in the maternal kissing group was significantly lower than the control group. The fear level of the children in the maternal kissing group at the 5th minute was significantly lower than the fear level before the procedure and at the 1st minute. Mother’s kiss as a secondary mirroring applied in invasive interventions is effective in reducing pain, anxiety and fear in children.

Keywords

Anxiety, evidence-based nursing, fear, mother’s kiss, pain management.

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