Effect of Superhero Clothing and Figure on Hospital Adjustment in Children During Hospitalization

Children and their parents in this group will be informed about the research and their verbal and written consent will be obtained. A questionnaire will be filled out before the application. Then, the child will be allowed to choose one of the superhero clothes he/she wants in his/her room and will be allowed to wear the clothes. The superhero figure will be shown to him/her and he/she will be allowed to play with the clothes and the figure for 2 hours.

The children in this group and their parents will be informed about the research and their verbal and written consent will be obtained. A questionnaire will be filled out before the application. The children will be evaluated in terms of their reactions after their hospitalization, they will not be dressed in any clothing and no superhero figures will be used. Then the questionnaire will be filled out again and scoring will be done. In order to prevent ethical bias before discharge, the child will be dressed in a superhero costume and will be allowed to spend time with the clothing and figure.