The Effected of Providing Concrete Objective Information on Fear of Preschoolers Receiving an Intravenous Fluid Infusion

Intravenous fluid infusion (IVI) is a standard method used to balance body fluid and electrolyte. The procedure affects mental health of preschoolers. They are fear needle insertion. This article aims to examine the effect of providing concrete objective information on fear of preschoolers receiving an intravenous fluid infusion. Methods: This study was quasi-experimental 2 group designs. It was designed to investigate the effects of providing concrete objective information to reduce the fear of preschool-age children (3-5 years old) receiving an intravenous fluid infusion. Results: The first part was the population characteristics. They did not make a significant difference between the characteristics at baseline of the sample. The second part was descriptive analyses of fear score between the controls and experimental on three occasions. Both groups showed a fear score increased on each occasion. The third part was hypothesizes testing. The fear means score in the experimental group of providing concrete objective information was significantly lower than that of the control group (p<0.05). It means that fear of preschoolers receives providing concrete objective information was lower than that receive concrete objective information. Conclusion and Implications: The findings of this study are in accordance, which explained managing threating for reducing emotional response as stress, anxiety, and fear by providing information and reduce threatening. Hence, the phenomenon of fear in this study could reduce by providing concrete objective information.