en عمومى General پژوهشي Research <table class="Table" style="width:7.0in; margin-left:1px; border-collapse:collapse; border:none" width="672"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-bottom:none; width:12px; padding:0in .9px 0in .9px; height:85px; border-top:none; border-right:none; border-left:none" valign="top"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid black; width:468px; padding:0in .9px 0in .9px; height:85px; border-top:1px solid black; border-right:none; border-left:none" valign="top"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Purpose:</span></span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> The present study is conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of dramatic storytelling by hospital staff on reducing the pain intensity of children with leukemia. <b>Method:</b> This research is semi-experimental, pre-test-post-test, with the selection of two groups, including the control group and the experimental</span></span> <span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">group. The statistical population of the study includes children with leukemia in Tehran, and the sample size is considered to be 40 children (20 people in the experimental group and 20 people in the control group) using a simple random sampling method. Pain measurement scale checklist was used to collect data. Data analysis was done through covariance analysis and multivariate variance analysis. <b>Findings:</b> The results indicate that dramatic storytelling by the hospital staff significantly reduced the pain intensity of children with leukemia in the post-test stage. <b>Conclusion:</b> Dramatic storytelling of hospital staff can be effective in emotional self-awareness, identification of own and others&#39; emotions, beliefs, thoughts, attitudes, self-understanding, integration of experiences, efficiency, and subsequently, reducing the pain intensity of children with leukemia.</span></span></span></span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dramatic storytelling Pain intensity Children with leukemia Hospital staff 1 6 http://intjmi.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-670&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Reyhaneh Khoshtab Reyhaneh.khoshtab78@gmail.com 10031947532846008347 10031947532846008347 Yes Master In Psychology And Education of Exceptional Children, Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran Mahsa Esmaeli 10031947532846008348 10031947532846008348 No Master of Family Counseling, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran Zeynab Haji Mohammad Javadi 10031947532846008349 10031947532846008349 No Master of Positive Psychology, University of Science and Hadith ,Tehran