PROJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF “SURGERY” DRAWINGS CREATED BY CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT SURGERY

The study aimed to perform a projective assessment of surgery drawings created by children with and without surgery. had descriptive design included 40 aged 7-12 years followed in pediatric clinic hospital Turkey. Out children, 20 did not have Both qualitative quantitative data collection techniques were used. Data gathered child characteristics form drawings. evaluated using analysis. analysis the revealed three themes, i.e., fear, perceived body integrity surgical room image. Perceived significant relation having experience (P0.05). In this study, examined through their perceptions about compared. undergoing found less fears but more negative