A new method of distracting attention: Is it effective for pain and fear during phlebotomy in children?
This study examined the impact of a novel distraction approach on the mitigation of fear and pain experienced by children between the ages of 7 and 12 during phlebotomy procedures. A total of 246 children who underwent phlebotomy between January and March 2019 in the pediatric blood collection unit...
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description | This study examined the impact of a novel distraction approach on the mitigation of fear and pain experienced by children between the ages of 7 and 12 during phlebotomy procedures. A total of 246 children who underwent phlebotomy between January and March 2019 in the pediatric blood collection unit were included in this randomized controlled trial. The participants (n = 246) were randomized to the intervention (n = 123) and control groups (n = 123). A musical blood collection tube was used in the intervention group. The Personal Information form, the Children's Fear Scale (CFS), and the Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R) were used for the collection of the data. Fear and pain were primary and secondary outcomes, respectively. A formal approval from the ethics committee was sought in order to proceed with the study. In this study, the CONSORT checklist was used as a guide and ethical principles were followed. The pain intensity and fear level of the children in the intervention group (CFS=1.73±1.07; FPS-R= 1.65±1.33) were lower than those in the control (CFS=2.86 ± 1.07; FPS-R= 3.09±1.57). The reduction in the intervention group's pain intensity and fear level differed significantly (p=0.000 and p=0.000, respectively). The results showed that using the musical blood collection tube as a new distraction technique reduces fear and pain intensity during phlebotomy in children. The musical blood collection tube can be used by health professionals as a non-pharmacological method to reduce the pain and fear of children during blood collection. [Med-Science 2024; 13(4.000): 815-21] |
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spelling | doaj-art-7ccac36c3ab54275b30d4eb005b5160d2025-02-07T08:49:23ZengSociety of Turaz BilimMedicine Science2147-06342024-04-011348152110.5455/medscience.2024.06.061205420A new method of distracting attention: Is it effective for pain and fear during phlebotomy in children?Mine Aydemir Sahin0Yeliz Cigerci1Hamide Nur Cevik Ozdemir2Eskişehir City Hospital, Eskişehir,Turkiye Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences UniversityThis study examined the impact of a novel distraction approach on the mitigation of fear and pain experienced by children between the ages of 7 and 12 during phlebotomy procedures. A total of 246 children who underwent phlebotomy between January and March 2019 in the pediatric blood collection unit were included in this randomized controlled trial. The participants (n = 246) were randomized to the intervention (n = 123) and control groups (n = 123). A musical blood collection tube was used in the intervention group. The Personal Information form, the Children's Fear Scale (CFS), and the Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R) were used for the collection of the data. Fear and pain were primary and secondary outcomes, respectively. A formal approval from the ethics committee was sought in order to proceed with the study. In this study, the CONSORT checklist was used as a guide and ethical principles were followed. The pain intensity and fear level of the children in the intervention group (CFS=1.73±1.07; FPS-R= 1.65±1.33) were lower than those in the control (CFS=2.86 ± 1.07; FPS-R= 3.09±1.57). The reduction in the intervention group's pain intensity and fear level differed significantly (p=0.000 and p=0.000, respectively). The results showed that using the musical blood collection tube as a new distraction technique reduces fear and pain intensity during phlebotomy in children. The musical blood collection tube can be used by health professionals as a non-pharmacological method to reduce the pain and fear of children during blood collection. [Med-Science 2024; 13(4.000): 815-21]https://www.medicinescience.org/?mno=205420childdistractionfearpainphlebotomy |
spellingShingle | Mine Aydemir Sahin Yeliz Cigerci Hamide Nur Cevik Ozdemir A new method of distracting attention: Is it effective for pain and fear during phlebotomy in children? Medicine Science child distraction fear pain phlebotomy |
title | A new method of distracting attention: Is it effective for pain and fear during phlebotomy in children? |
title_full | A new method of distracting attention: Is it effective for pain and fear during phlebotomy in children? |
title_fullStr | A new method of distracting attention: Is it effective for pain and fear during phlebotomy in children? |
title_full_unstemmed | A new method of distracting attention: Is it effective for pain and fear during phlebotomy in children? |
title_short | A new method of distracting attention: Is it effective for pain and fear during phlebotomy in children? |
title_sort | new method of distracting attention is it effective for pain and fear during phlebotomy in children |
topic | child distraction fear pain phlebotomy |
url | https://www.medicinescience.org/?mno=205420 |
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